Because I feel I can relate- I'm fairly certain that this song is about being on the road, and how everyone has this misconception about how glamorous and fun the whole ordeal is for him.
His whole life is happening back home- his daughter is growing up, his family is there. He calls his daughter on the phone, and she doesn't even recognize him. His wife is forced to find something to do, so she goes out with people and explains her resentment towards him for always being gone, thinking that he's having the time of his life.
But he's not. What everyone thinks is some glamorous party lifestyle is really just flat tires, wasting time, and getting drunk to forget about everything that he's missing. He's too busy on the road to enjoy the money that he makes, and he's gone so much that all that his family can really use him for is that money.
Because I feel I can relate- I'm fairly certain that this song is about being on the road, and how everyone has this misconception about how glamorous and fun the whole ordeal is for him.
His whole life is happening back home- his daughter is growing up, his family is there. He calls his daughter on the phone, and she doesn't even recognize him. His wife is forced to find something to do, so she goes out with people and explains her resentment towards him for always being gone, thinking that he's having the time of his life.
But he's not. What everyone thinks is some glamorous party lifestyle is really just flat tires, wasting time, and getting drunk to forget about everything that he's missing. He's too busy on the road to enjoy the money that he makes, and he's gone so much that all that his family can really use him for is that money.