I think this song is about the singer hoping ex-lover or someone they’re interested in finds someone they care about enough, that losing that person would have some emotional impact on them. Or maybe the singer is refering to himself, hoping he will find someone worthy of missing after they’re gone.
Where you gonna go in your winter coat?
I wonder what you're hiding cause it's not too cold
It's already too late
Somebody's gonna get you
And if I hold you too tight
Someone else won't get to
Oh, wouldn't you know it?
I keep it rolling
Considering no one
Punching a path
Facing the blast and the moon and the math
But you still never know where your soul is attached
Oh, wouldn't you know it?
Ah, wouldn't you know it?
I'm so confused
I can't move
I can't even try
I hope you find someone to lose
Someday
Now where you gonna go like a cobra coiled
Sweating in a sweater, you got too much style
But you're never alone
Some day they're gonna get you
I hope you find someone to lose
Someday
I hope you find
I hope you find someone to lose
Someday
Ah, wait
Come back
Someone to Lose was written by Jeff Tweedy.
Someone to Lose was produced by Tom Schick & Jeff Tweedy.
Wilco released Someone to Lose on Mon Aug 29 2016.