True Love Way

I definitely hear something along the lines of: "We could both share all that I have made for a young man it's a heck of a wage"

For a guy that says he gets bored within the first 30 minutes of a relationship he sure writes and sings like he wants us. A guy that is in love with the idea of love just like so many of us. Anyway, I appreciate this song so much and depending on lyrics I have two of my own interpretations. One: my agreement with everyone on the idea of wanting what you can't have or she is not responding to his subtle advances, and he just like every other guy wants her so what makes him so special, all of that. Two: depending on actual lyrics I sometimes think it's talking about having a relationship with a virgin...just a second now hear me out. Ok it starts off...

I want in like a substitute (He wants to be with her, be in her, join her club what have you. He wants to be THAT GUY to her. Like a substitute teacher wants the actual teachers job. Or he wants to be the substitute for how she..uhh...pleases herself. Hey they write about sex A LOT!)

I’ve been working awful hard for you (He has been trying to convince her that he is trustworthy)

But you don’t say, you just hold your breath (She won't give him an answer about if she is ready to give her virginity to him or not)

So I can’t touch what I haven’t yet (He's a decent guy and figures Hey we haven't done anything yet so I can miss what I haven't had)

She’s a cold one and it hurts me so (She takes a stand on this matter and wants him to wait)

It's a dark path and a heck of a toll (Well, it sucks, but yeah it's survivable)

She could kill me just like she did before (Later it says smart mouth and killer hand...you can guess what she does pretty well with her mouth and hand, and he can be ok with just doing that)

Pushing and pulling weight (Here's where it gets confusing, if it does say I push in then I pull it away, it's what my friends and I call "just the tip just for a minute". So he's not popping her cherry, but they are doing something. If not it still makes sense to what a relationship should be like, pushing and pulling your own weight.)

It’s the hard part but the true love way (If it's I push in, it's hard not going all the way with her because he loves her and wants to share that with her, but he respects her wishes, and he's a guy so it's hard to respect her wishes sometimes. If it's pushing, that's the hard part of every relationship.

Girl you're wanted like a wanted man (He wants her, every guy wants her, everyone is out to get her, gunnin' for her, she's just swell.)

With your smart mouth and your killer hand (This could be an "if you know what I mean" or she's sassy, and actually I thought it was hair at first and that he liked her hair?? Probably the first one)

We could both share all that I have made (He wants to let her into his life)

For a young man it’s a heck of a wage (That's a lot for a young guy to give. Giving up that sense of freedom)

I'm still shaky when I see your face (Every girl wants to hear that. They have been together for awhile and he stills looks at her the way he did the first day they met.)

Cause we’d be so free Happy alone (Maybe be they would be better off apart because abstinence is so hard to bear)

Sharing a smile So far from home And we would laugh Laugh till we cried Making up songs (They could still be friends)

You're making me lie (About being ok with just being friends)

People say our babies are walking this town (They are so good together people think they probably already went through with it or should go through with it.)

Those are my interpretations. Might fit might not I like thinking about it though. I adore this song.

Or...it could just be a song...

I'm almost positive galalorien has it right on. This song is about a guy wanting to have sex with his girl who his still a virgin. There's a slogan in christian circles to keep young kids away from sex, with the slogan "True Love Waits." And we all know of the Followill's christian background and their songs about sex. It could be the same girl from the song "Happy Alone." But the guy is willing to go the love route in order to get with her sexually, going for the "true love way."

I think that this song could be about the same girl he wrote "Happy Alone" about. Maybe she 'killed him' once, and he 're-discovered' her in a sense, but he's worried that she might break his heart again. This is the only (?) time he's referenced the title of another song, so I think it might be a reference to that girl. It's all about his visions for their future together, though he knows it probably won't happen and he's worried about heartbreak.

As for the babies walking this town, I dunno. Could be a reference to future generations (not literally their children) in the same situations that they were in when they were younger?

Here are the lyrics from the cd booklet!

I want in like a substitute I’ve been working awful hard for you But you don’t say you just hold your breath So I can’t touch what I haven’t yet She’s a cold one and it hurts me so

We'd be so free-Happy alone Sharing a smile so far from home

Pushing and pulling weight It's the hard part but the true love way Girl you're wanted like a wanted man With your smart mouth and your killer hand

We could both share all that I have made For a young man it’s a heck of a wage I'm still crazy when I see your face

We'd be so free-Happy alone Sharing a smile so far from home And we would laugh, laugh till we cried Making up songs you're making me lie

People say our babies are walking this town People say our babies are walking this town People say our babies are just wandering around People say our babies are walking

We'd be so free-Happy alone Sharing a smile so far from home And we would laugh, laugh till we cried Making up songs you're making me lie Happy alone

truuuue

I also think perhaps it could be...."pushin' and pullin' weight is the hard part but the true love way..." I don't know..their lyrics are sort of tricky sometimes.

Does anyone else hear: "and people say our babies are walking this town"?

I know that's not right but i swear when he's recording he does that on purpose. when people leave my store i say 'fuck you very much' just to see if anyone notices. same story.

I think this song is about him really wanting a girl, but she won't necessarily acknowledge it. He's telling her how great times could be if they were together & maybe people think he's nuts for wanting her.

BULLOCKS!

After "She's a cold one..." I forgot to add

It's a dark path and a heck of a toll She could kill me just like she did before