The song "Waving Goodbye" by UFO is about a person who is fed up with someone in their life who constantly talks about themselves and their solutions to life's problems. The song portrays this person as self-centered and lacking sensibility. The lyrics describe how this person talks about their own achievements, their music, and their love life, but fails to realize that their behavior is off-putting to others. The narrator feels that this person's actions are attention-seeking and their behavior resembles that of mad men praying and throwing tantrums. The chorus of the song emphasizes the narrator's decision to distance themselves from this person. They are "waving goodbye" and leaving the situation behind. The mention of the "last chance saloon" suggests that the narrator has given this person multiple opportunities to change, but they have failed, leading the narrator to seek recovery in Reds Recovery Room. Overall, the lyrics illustrate the narrator's frustration with someone who is self-absorbed and lacks empathy for others. The narrator has reached their breaking point and decides to sever ties with this person, seeking solace and healing in a different environment.
