Man what a song. My god. Nothing like it. To me it's about the intensity of life in Brad and the reality that living that way kills you - but told through a story about getting a girl pregnant - freedom against the pull of what you feel you should do - but a celebration of that torment - in the live versions i've heard he sings "i hope my parents love her" at the end, as if he's decided to stay...
Man what a song. My god. Nothing like it. To me it's about the intensity of life in Brad and the reality that living that way kills you - but told through a story about getting a girl pregnant - freedom against the pull of what you feel you should do - but a celebration of that torment - in the live versions i've heard he sings "i hope my parents love her" at the end, as if he's decided to stay...