Seein' Her
Paul Westerberg Lyrics

The lyrics of Paul Westerberg's song "Seein' Her" talks about the singer seeing and thinking about a woman who he isn't actually with. He sees her both in his dreams and in his reality, from the headlights of a car to the shadows that she throws. The lyrics "In his jeans, I'm seein' her, Yeah, it's true, makin' love to you, I'm seein' her" suggest that he is having intimate fantasies about her even though they are not together. He acknowledges everything he likes and admires about her and it seems that he can't stop thinking about her.

The line "He doesn't want you to share, He wants to play Romeo and Juliet? I'll play Peter Pan!" is a reference to the Shakespearean characters Romeo and Juliet, where the male protagonist wants a secretive love that involves only him and his lover. The singer of the song, however, doesn't want that kind of relationship and instead compares himself to Peter Pan, a boy who never wants to grow up and seeks adventure rather than settling down in a committed relationship.

The lyrics "Owed you the truth, and so I swear it, yeah I want you too and I just can't bear it, better soon, I'm seein' her, in the afternoon, I'm seein' her" suggests that he owes the truth to someone else (most likely a current partner), as he admits that he wants the woman that he's thinking about. He hopes that it will be 'better soon', indicating that he may be looking to end his current relationship.