In the Meantime

In the meantime, the speaker addresses someone affectionately as "baby."

The speaker expresses intentions to provide a home and emotional intimacy by using the phrase "home you and unclothe you."

Reiterating the desire for the person to be theirs in the meantime.

Anticipating the return of someone (possibly the person addressed as "baby") who had left.

Assuring that there won't be negative consequences when the person comes back to collect their belongings.

Describing the ebb and flow of the person in and out of the speaker's life.

Repeating the phrase "In the meantime" to emphasize the current period of waiting.

Reiteration of the speaker's experiences with the person, the transient nature of their connection.

In then out of my life

In the meantime

In the meantime baby

In then out of my life

Describing a luxurious lifestyle with a condo, cottage, roses, and diamonds, possibly envisioning a future with the person.

You're not that much older

But I swear you got it made

I want all the roses

Left to die outside your door

And the diamond in your pocket

Who could ever ask for more

Reflecting on the person's college days, a party encounter, and the challenges posed by her beauty.

Saw her at a party

Love and lemons head to toe

With her nose up at Bacardi

Said let's ditch this scene

And sneak in to Louix Louis

Could have really held her down

If she wasn't such a beauty

Repeating the theme of providing emotional support and intimacy in the meantime.

I will home you and unclothe you

In the meantime baby be mine

When she comes back baby

To collect you, I won't haunt you

In then out of my life

Reiterating the transient nature of the relationship.

In the meantime baby

In then out of my life

Continuing to express the ephemerality of the connection.

In the meantime baby

In then out of my life

Reflecting on romantic gestures, broken glass, and the temptation of other experiences.

Kept her broken champagne glass

Know you wanna call her

But she's somewhere shakin' ass

Try on all her dresses

Just to get you in the mood

And I wonder what I look like

Packing up and leaving you

Details about the speaker's life, including writing a novel, suffering for art, and the certainty of returning.

I set this thing in Dublin

Working on a novel

That I'm never getting published

Suffer for my art

I'm not in it for the money

Yeah I know I'm coming back

Like I'm ever going hungry

Reiteration of the speaker's commitment to the person during the meantime.

I will home you and unclothe you

In the meantime baby be mine

When she comes back baby

To collect you, I won't haunt you

In then out of my life

Emphasizing the temporary nature of the relationship.

In the meantime baby

In then out of my life

Continuing to express the ephemerality of the connection.

In the meantime baby

In then out of my life

Repeating the intention to provide a home and emotional support when the person returns.

In the meantime baby be mine

When she comes back baby

To collect you I won't haunt you