Lyrics
Well, it's been a long, long while
Expressing the passage of a significant amount of time.
Almost a year now to the day
Reflecting on nearly a year passing since a specific event.
Since I was sent on my way
Recalling being sent away or embarking on a journey.
I got a place to stay
Having found a place to reside.
Down in that old suburban high-rise
Describing the location as an old suburban high-rise.
Where the first timer buys
Reference to a place where newcomers make their first purchase.
Every day is overcast
Depicting a consistently gloomy atmosphere.
And the trains are always late
Highlighting the perpetual lateness of trains.
My head is somewhere in the past
Feeling mentally stuck in the past.
So I hang around and wait for time to pass
Passing time in anticipation, waiting for change.
It's probably my mistake
Admitting a probable mistake in decisions made.
And certainly no one else?s heartache
Asserting personal responsibility for heartache.
I'm just another one to break
Acknowledging being another cause of heartbreak.
But a boy can get so confused
Expressing confusion and disorientation.
When there is nothing left to lose
Feeling a sense of hopelessness with nothing left to lose.
I guess it's just my luck
Attributing misfortune to luck.
That every lie I've tried to buy
Expressing a pattern of unsuccessful attempts to deceive.
Was never up for sale
Noticing that falsehoods were never available for purchase.
These sour times weigh heavy
Describing challenging and burdensome times.
And have already tipped the scale
Indicating that difficulties have already outweighed positive aspects.
My oh my and hallelujah
Exclaiming surprise or relief, possibly sarcastically.
Cross my heart and hope to die
Making a solemn promise or declaration.
I can swear my luck is changing
Feeling a positive change in luck.
It's a welcome stranger here
Welcoming positive changes as if they were strangers.
?Cause I'm running out of change
Running out of resources, possibly money.
For my wishing well
Expressing a need for good fortune, referencing a wishing well.
So wish me well, wish me well
Requesting good wishes from others.
Wish me well
Repetition of the request for good wishes.
Wish me well
-Wish me well
Final repetition of the request for good wishes.
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