Missing You - John Waite
Answers to Talking points
Ad 2) The odds are bad:
a) "In your world I have no meaning", i.e. he does not mean anything to her.
b) "it looks like I’m losing this fight", i.e. he feels that it is in vain.
Ad 3.) a) "No matter what my friends say", i.e. his friends say something else.
b) "I can lie to myself", i.e. he realizes on a rational level that he tries to deceive himself.
c) Descriptions that corroborate his being in love, such as "it’s almost driving me wild", "heart break"
d) The title of the song is "Missing you" and not "Not missing you"
Ad 4.) He wishes to appear cool, although he is extremely excited.
b) He does not want to admit his supposed weakness.
c) He senses deep within himself that it is over and cannot be restarted. With the help of autosuggestion. He tries to fight his longing and disappointment.
Ad 6.) Yes it is, because women are not expected to be cool and not to show their feelings.