Are You Old Enough

people have written songs about crazier things. zeppelin wrote a song about vikings

i think it is kind of self explanatory, he has had relations with a girl who he now suspects to be under-18. perhaps there is an underlying meaning that i am missing. could someone help me?

I dunno, this song just seems kinda dorky to me... he's been in jail and he gets out, sees a young girl on the street and feels horny... takes her home. So what? why make a song about it? I get a lot of mondegreens from this song, too - I thought it was "not a moment to lose", not "got a whole lot to lose"; and "got the motown blues", not " got the moondog blues"... Blahety.

I agree with brick11, it's not about warlruses, either ;)

also, it's "Colour ah la Toulouse", is in, she's coloured like someone from Toulouse. not "got a whole lot to lose" or "not a moment to lose" (source: http://www.dragononline.com.au/dragon/are-you-old-enough.html)

and it's also "moondog blues" :)

heliamphora you have the order slightly wrong he went to jail for 10 years having a a relationship with a minor.

You all presume the worst. It dont say how old she is and it dont say why he spent 10 years in jail. The girl might be 25 years old for all we know but he thinks she just too young compared to his age thats all. !!

This song is about an ex convict avoiding jailbait. That is all. Lol.

"Colour a la Toulouse" is colour in the manner used by Toulouse-Lautrec, the French Impressionist painter. It seems to be softer colours than used by some others. So the lady in the street car lights possibly has these colours in her dress and style.

As to the main part, he's out of gaol after ten years quite possibly worried about going back in. He's broke and trying to rebuild his life. But prison ages one, and there is that concern in getting into a relationship with someone who is too young from the view of real-world experience.