I do not know when during my talk they fell asleep and when they woke up, which is why I had to recount my entire story all over again from the beginning.

This couplet captures a delightfully tender and helpless moment between lovers. While pouring his heart out, the speaker realizes his beloved kept drifting in and out of sleep, leaving him unsure of what they actually absorbed. Instead of feeling hurt or annoyed, he happily begins the entire tale again from scratch—revealing a lover's endless patience and the quiet joy of finding another excuse to keep talking to them.