This song is about his Irish father, hence the Irish language at the close of the song. His father is inadequate, distant and unloving, he seemed so much better when Kevin was younger. Despite his father's shortcomings, Kevin hasn't given up on him, the "one last wild waltz" is a metaphor for his willingness to try to establish a genuine and open relationship with his dad.
It's a beautiful song, Kevin says he wrote it down in a hurry without really knowing what it was about; the penny dropped years later, when a fan told him it was clearly about his father.
This song is about his Irish father, hence the Irish language at the close of the song. His father is inadequate, distant and unloving, he seemed so much better when Kevin was younger. Despite his father's shortcomings, Kevin hasn't given up on him, the "one last wild waltz" is a metaphor for his willingness to try to establish a genuine and open relationship with his dad.
It's a beautiful song, Kevin says he wrote it down in a hurry without really knowing what it was about; the penny dropped years later, when a fan told him it was clearly about his father.