Moods don't command you if you don't know what you're going through
There's love for you up where the population grows
There's friendly people in cities too, just ask them where they are going to
There's life and work up where the clouds meet the snow
And I don't mind waiting
I'm always one step ahead of you if you don't know what you're going through
There's laughs and fun up where the conversation flows
And I don't mind waiting if it takes a long, long time
I don't mind braving the coldest winter of our time
I don't mind racing through our goodbyes
This is your last line of defense
You could sell your baseball cards just to pay your rent, yeah
I don't mind waiting if it takes a long, long time
And I don't mind wasting the best years of our lives
And I don't mind racing through our goodbyes
There's love for you up where the population grows
There's friendly people in cities too, just ask them where they are going to
There's life and work up where the clouds meet the snow
And I don't mind waiting
I'm always one step ahead of you if you don't know what you're going through
There's laughs and fun up where the conversation flows
And I don't mind waiting if it takes a long, long time
I don't mind braving the coldest winter of our time
I don't mind racing through our goodbyes
This is your last line of defense
You could sell your baseball cards just to pay your rent, yeah
I don't mind waiting if it takes a long, long time
And I don't mind wasting the best years of our lives
And I don't mind racing through our goodbyes
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I've always felt this song was about being in a relationship where the other person is always making excuses or just overly cautious, and not wanting to take a chance or grow up to the point it'd take to be able to "go anywhere" with her as a couple. I agree that the baseball card part is saying the guy doesn't have a job, but wants to live on his own. if he'd give up his ties to being a "child" then he could achieve the adult life he seems to want but is too afraid to reach for.
She's saying she's willing to wait...but feels as if she's going to have to wait a very long time, hence the "wasting the best years of our lives" bit, meaning that while she's giving him time, the time they could be sharing is just flying right out the window.
A song about frustrated patience.