After You Came Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ronald1020 

Cover art for After You Came lyrics by Moody Blues, The

The lyrics seem to refer to a partner who's preoccupied with career concerns, ambitions, or some such thing, and who is thus unavailable. The firs chorus also seems to suggest that this unavailable partner may be depressed because of these preoccupations. And they do seem to be a matter of career--dreaming of a ceiling, not a home.