Lyrics
Too cold to call it summer anymore
Referring to a time when the weather has turned colder, signaling the end of summer.
They took down all the yellow lights at Market Street and 4th
Describing the removal of yellow lights at a specific location (Market Street and 4th).
I left the plastic furniture you put out in the shade under the porch
Left the plastic furniture outside under the porch, possibly symbolizing abandonment.
It's been raining every day now for a week
Noting a prolonged period of rain over the past week.
Flooded in the basement and I can't find the leak
Mentioning a flooded basement with an unidentified leak.
You were always better fixing things around the house than you and me
Acknowledging a skill imbalance in fixing things around the house between the speaker and someone else.
I will wait for you
Expressing a commitment to wait for someone.
In neon streets alone
Describing a lonely wait in brightly lit urban streets.
I will wait for you
Reaffirming the commitment to wait.
And carry it like a stone
Comparing the act of waiting to carrying a heavy burden or responsibility.
I will wait for you
Reiterating the intention to wait until the person is ready to return home.
Till you're ready to come home
Describing an incident of breaking a cup during the fall.
Then halfway through the fall I broke your cup
Describing a replacement of the broken cup and its placement beside a clock.
The one you used for coffee you could never get enough
Noting a cessation of questions, possibly suggesting acceptance or closure.
I went out and bought another and put it right back in its place beside the clock
Friends packing away pictures while the speaker was absent, but the sound of the person's return is still anticipated.
And in December all the questions finally stopped
Expressing the persistent auditory perception of the person's presence through the turning of a key.
My friends came by while I was out and put your pictures in a box
Reaffirming the commitment to wait, even in solitude.
But almost every night I hear the turning of your key inside the lock
Comparing waiting to carrying a heavy emotional burden.
I will wait for you
Restating the commitment to wait until the person is ready to come home.
In neon streets alone
Describing a persistent sense of anticipation in well-lit urban environments.
I will wait for you
Reiterating the commitment to wait.
And carry it like a stone
Emphasizing the weight and responsibility of waiting.
I will wait for you
Reaffirming the commitment to wait until the person is ready to return.
Till you're ready to come home
Suggesting a possibility of the speaker being considered crazy but expressing indifference.
It could be I am crazy I don't care
Highlighting the strong desire to be present when the person returns.
When the light comes streaming through that door I need to be there
Proposing that love serves as a reason to believe in something.
Maybe love is just a reason to believe in something
Reaffirming the commitment to wait, even in solitude.
I will wait for you
Expressing a willingness to bear the weight of waiting.
In neon streets alone
Reiterating the commitment to wait.
I will wait for you
Comparing waiting to carrying a heavy burden or responsibility.
And carry it like a stone
Reaffirming the commitment to wait until the person is ready to return.
I will wait for you
Repeating the commitment to wait until the person is ready to come home.
‘Til you're ready to come home
-‘Til you're ready to come home
Reiterating the commitment to wait until the person is ready to return.
I will wait for you
Describing a persistent sense of anticipation in well-lit urban environments.
In neon streets alone
Reiterating the commitment to wait.
I will wait for you
Emphasizing the weight and responsibility of waiting.
And carry it like a stone
Reaffirming the commitment to wait until the person is ready to return.
I will wait for you
Comparing waiting to carrying a heavy emotional burden.
‘Til you're ready to come home
Reiterating the commitment to wait until the person is ready to come home.
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