Paul Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician from Minne… Read Full Bio ↴Paul Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician from Minneapolis, best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s. Since The Replacements broke up in 1991, Westerberg has recorded several solo albums under his own name as well as the moniker Grandpaboy, and written songs for movies including Singles and Open Season. Westerberg has one son.

Boring Enormous
Paul Westerberg Lyrics

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From a distance you look peaceful
And so far away up close
You're leaving in the morning
I suppose

There's something that I better say
Before this turns into yesterday
The only one I want

In case you wanna know

You got 2 days til tomorrow
You're still the one I want
2 days til tomorrow
You say I didn't count

I'm pretty sure that 3 or 4
Words I never said before
Said on my knees
All nice and neat in a row
Might slow your clandestine departure
I knew from the start that you weren't right for me
But here I said please, baby, don't go

You got 2 days till tomorrow
You're still the one I want
2 days til tomorrow
You say I didn't count

And a night spent right might last for years
And what went wrong, I'll never know

There's something here I better say
Before this turns into yesterday
3 little words: Baby, please don't go

You got 2 days til tomorrow
Still the one I want

2 days til tomorrow
You say I didn't count

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Paul Westerberg's song Boring Enormous describe a longing for someone who is leaving soon. The first verse paints a picture of someone who appears calm and peaceful from a distance, but up close, they are preparing to leave in the morning. The singer feels the need to express their feelings before it's too late and the moment becomes a memory. They declare that the person they want is the one who is leaving, and they have only two days left to spend together. In the second verse, the singer admits that they never said the three or four words that might have helped to keep the person from leaving. They mention how they got on their knees to plead with the person not to go, suggesting a level of desperation in their plea. They still believe that the person leaving is the one they want and hope that their words will keep them from leaving. The final verse repeats the plea for the person not to go and highlights the importance of saying what you need to say before it's too late.

Overall, the song is about the regret one feels when they don't take the opportunity to express how they truly feel. It speaks to the idea that we often don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. The song's title, Boring Enormous, reflects this feeling of mundane life becoming overwhelming due to the intense emotions we feel in significant moments.

Line by Line Meaning

From a distance you look peaceful
When I see you from afar, you seem calm and tranquil

And so far away up close
But when I get closer, the distance between us seems endless

You're leaving in the morning I suppose
I know you're leaving tomorrow and I can't do anything to stop it

There's something that I better say
I have something important to tell you

Before this turns into yesterday
Before it's too late and this moment becomes a memory

The only one I want
You are the only person I desire

In case you wanna know
I'm telling you this because I want you to understand how I feel

You got 2 days til tomorrow
We only have two days left before you leave

You're still the one I want
You are still the person that I desire

2 days til tomorrow
Only two more days until you leave

You say I didn't count
You think that I'm not serious, but I am

I'm pretty sure that 3 or 4 words I never said before
I have something important to tell you, something I've never said before

Said on my knees
I will say it humbly and sincerely

All nice and neat in a row
I will say it clearly and directly

Might slow your clandestine departure
This might make you change your mind and reconsider leaving secretly

I knew from the start that you weren't right for me
Deep down, I knew all along that we weren't meant for each other

But here I said please, baby, don't go
Despite this knowledge, I'm still begging you to stay with me

And a night spent right might last for years
If we spend this night together in the right way, it could create a lasting memory

And what went wrong, I'll never know
If you leave, I'll never know what could have been or how we might have succeeded

There's something here I better say
I need to say something important

Before this turns into yesterday
Before this moment becomes forever lost in the past

3 little words: Baby, please don't go
I'm begging you to stay with me, three little words that mean everything

You got 2 days til tomorrow
We only have two days left before you leave

Still the one I want
You are still the person that I desire

2 days til tomorrow
Only two more days until you leave

You say I didn't count
You think that I'm not serious, but I am

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: PAUL WESTERBERG

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Michael Kennedy

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You are so right William. This song crushes me every time I listen to it. When this man is on fire, it's a burning bush. It's a shame there are so few of us out in the desert.