| Townes Van Zandt – Loretta Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Loretta is a fantasy girl - she is not real. We all (well, I am assuming many of us) dream (some more often than others) of a perfect lover who is just our type. In the real world, nobody is the perfect lover and soul mate. So, this song is about a girl who is "always 22", "loves me like I want her to", and is head over heals crazy about me without any baggage (e.g., she don't cry when I can't stay). The song is melancholy and sad because, in the end, fantasies leave some emptiness (especially if a person has no "real" alternatives. That is, an imaginary, fantasy girl only offers brief comfort because she is not real. John Prine did a great cover of this song. And for all I know, John would think my interpretation is complete whack. But, that's what it means to me - an ode to an imaginary girl. | |
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