‘Til the Right One Comes’ gives me definite Paul Simon vibes, and its keyboards hint at Talking Heads’ ‘This Must Be the Place.’ I don’t know if he was deliberately seeking to invoke 80s world music (minus the drums) but that’s the feeling I get.
This song again finds Mayer at a low point, bemoaning his lack of love but holding out hope that the “right one” is out there.
It’s a melancholy track, but a much more optimistic one, as the music suggests.
Lyrics of Til The Right One Comes
Well, the lucky in love call themselves winners
And losers are sinners who have gone astray
As if I woke up lonely one morning
Looked around and decided I would stay that way, oh
You knock me down and you call me crazy
You say I'm never gonna love someone
Give it time now and you might find maybe, I
Prove you wrong when the right one comes
Won't be long 'til the right one comes
And I know people
Broke down and defeated
Lost what they needed in some miserable war
So forgive me if I might look around for a minute
Before jumping right in it, I just want to be sure
Some people 'round here been calling me crazy
Some people say I'll never love someone
That's alright, give it time and maybe, I
Prove you wrong when the right one comes
Won't be long 'til the right one comes
'til the right one comes
Now I'm lying in my bed
End of a long day
Headed the wrong way down that highway of dreams
When you're a little unsure of what you're headed for
The end of the road ain't as close as it seems
Some people 'round here been calling me crazy
Must be something he's been running from
Stick around now and you might find maybe, I
Prove you wrong when the right one comes
Won't be long 'til the right one comes
'Til the right one comes
'Til the right one comes
Who's that knocking at my door? (Right one comes)
Is it someone I've been looking for? (Right one comes)
And who's that throwing arms around me? (Right one comes)
And telling me she finally found me (right one comes)
'Til the right one comes
'Til the right one comes
'Til the right one comes
'Til the right one comes
'Til the right one comes