I think its one of those songs that has many meanings, depends on who the listener is. to me its about people who only look out for themselves, and would do anything to get themeselves ahead in life. and how they try to say that they are justified in the things they do, and saying that "if your a smart kid, you'll stay the hell away from love" meaning that the person thinks that you shouldnt love anything because it will drag you down. and "when the lights go out, your all alone" means that when these types of people go to bed, they probably start to think about all the people they have hurt to get where they are in life, and the fact that they are still alone, or if they are married they're spouse is probably only in it for the money. the last two lines are saying that we shouldent hurt one another because we are all family and no human is greater than the other.
I think its one of those songs that has many meanings, depends on who the listener is. to me its about people who only look out for themselves, and would do anything to get themeselves ahead in life. and how they try to say that they are justified in the things they do, and saying that "if your a smart kid, you'll stay the hell away from love" meaning that the person thinks that you shouldnt love anything because it will drag you down. and "when the lights go out, your all alone" means that when these types of people go to bed, they probably start to think about all the people they have hurt to get where they are in life, and the fact that they are still alone, or if they are married they're spouse is probably only in it for the money. the last two lines are saying that we shouldent hurt one another because we are all family and no human is greater than the other.