Lyric discussion by crookedlegs 

A love song. I think this is about a man in love, perhaps for the first time.

He's awkward and desperately wants approval from the person he's in love with (to give him a 'blue ribbon'). He also sees her as his sanctuary from the world, all he wants to do is go home and be with her and make her laugh.

He's afraid he's going to blow it - "God I'm very, very frightening, I'll overdo it" - because he wants to impress her SO much, and can't think of anything else, and can't find peace in normal social situations.

"Can I get a minute of not being nervous And not thinking of my dick?"

And

"You could drive a car through my head in five minutes From one side of it to the other"

And she (I'm just assuming it's a she) is perhaps the love of his life, the one he always dreamed to find. And it scares him.

You know I dreamed about you For twenty-nine years before I saw you You know I dreamed about you I missed you for, for twenty-nine years

Just a beautiful song.

I love reading about everyone's interpretations...so interesting!

I got a much more tragic image in my head when I heard this song for the first time...maybe it's the ex ER worker in me.

I think he is at his lover's funeral....."standing at the punch table, swallowing punch Can't pay attention to the sound of anyone A little more stupid, a little more scared Every minute, more unprepared".

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