| Drive-By Truckers – Zip City Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think it speaks to the anxiousness of being a teenager in a small town. So many people have dreams of getting out as soon as they are able, and the narrator fully believes he will escape from the small world where he has been raised. His car is his current means of escape, albeit temporarily, from everything he knows. He realizes that he will not end up with the girl, nor does he necessarily want to, its just something to do to keep his mind off of things. The girl's father sees a lot of himself (during his younger days) in the narrator, and realizes what his plans/dreams/intentions are, and is only trying to protect his daughter from ensuing heartbreak, while respecting his daughter's feelings. | |
| Jason Isbell – Dress Blues Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"High school gymnasium's ready Full of flowers and old legionnaires Nobody showed up to protest, just sniffle and stare There's red, white, and blue in the rafters There's silent old men from the corps" Best part of the song..the respect most Americans give to the young men and women who give their lives for the hope of better times ahead. |
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| Drive-By Truckers – Checkout Time In Vegas Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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first off, I love this song.. its about a man on the run in Vegas, pretty self-explanatory, but I love the vivid imagery used by Cooley.. "making sure sin city still shines brighter than creations dark," which coincidentally, is the line where the album title originates. |
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