Georgia

Seems like the song is about a man spending a night with an underage girl, then getting sent to jail for it.

No no no where is any indication in the lyrics it’s jailbait? None. Not everything has to be weird and dark. This a terrific song about wanting to be back with a Georgia girl he loves and he’s in jail. Its filled with wonderful Southern touches. Boz is as upstanding a guy as there is. I like the Chicago-like trombone part, and how the great backing band would go on to be Toto. Well done Boz.

The song "Georgia" has a somewhat darker meaning, revolving around a person's infatuation with a mysterious and captivating individual named Georgia. The lyrics suggest that Georgia's charm is so powerful that it mesmerizes the narrator, as indicated by phrases like "lazy eyes and small town lies" and "backseat noises." The reference to Georgia's father being high when he dreamed of her and the line "Moonlight through the pines, but how were we to know that wasn't moonlight, they were searchlights, oh no" adds a hint of uncertainty and darkness to the narrative.

Furthermore, the mention of the narrator being confined and needing to be let out reinforces the idea that something troubling may have occurred, potentially involving illegal or dangerous actions. Despite the consequences, the narrator claims to have done everything for Georgia and expresses a desire to be together again.

The song's dark meaning lies in the exploration of infatuation, the allure of danger, and the consequences that come with it. It hints at a complicated and possibly problematic relationship with underlying themes of obsession and the potential for destructive behavior.

He's definitely in jail, that's for sure. I'd like to introduce the idea of an unreliable narrator. We're talking about somebody who is romantically obsessed with a woman named Georgia, and in a very poetic way. But his grasp on reality is so weak he mistakes police searchlights for romantic moonlight. So if he claims "They will say that it's not true", I might be more inclined to believe what "They" say.

Be that as it may, it's one of the many great songs on a great great album. Lately, I've heard people include Boz as part of the Yacht Rock canon, probably because he worked with studio musicians Paich and Porcaro. I'm not sure if that's a perfect fit, but I'm all for anything that will get him discovered by generations to come.

Yeah, sorry to throw another "dark" vote on this songs, which is love, and yes, is upbeat - and "danceable" But yeah, jailbait for sure. Hell, you could make up a movie to go with this song.

Most people see the obvious themes in Georgia, but the song has a much deeper narrative once you look at the less obvious meanings.

“Christmas in your eyes” implies they met at a holiday party — Georgia dressed in formal clothes, looking older and drinking. So when the narrator asks, “How was I to know?”, it’s not just age; it’s that she appeared mature and acted experienced. She seduces him after dancing, pulls him outside, the “stars were flying,” and despite her history with “drive-in boys and backseat noise,” it’s implied that this night was different — the night she lost her virginity (“the night that you came through”).

They’re discovered by her high and powerful father, who is literally and figuratively “high” — out "in the corner of a darkened street" (ala, a dark alley where "crimes" are committed) smoking a joint, getting as high as he was on the night he himself conceived Georgia. The narrator has never done anything wrong in his life, but he’s smitten — “enough to make an angel’s heart run wild.” They flee into the pines under moonlight, but helicopters and searchlights close in.

Daddy isn’t just angry; he ensures a brutal prosecution. That’s why the narrator speaks of “if they ever let me out of here,” not when. Whatever happened with the alcohol, he was likely convicted of furnishing as well, adding years to the sentence.

The jury said “it’s not true,” but his intentions were pure — “I did it all for you.” He still hopes Georgia will “tell them for me.” He misses her desperately. Now he realizes she really was a “baby,” but he clings to hope that he is “coming back to you” and that they “will be together.”

It is a double-edged night: the greatest he ever lived — “I never lived through a night like that” — yet also the one that destroyed his life. He “got your loving where I liked it,” and paid for it with a lifetime of regret.

this is one of his best, that's why i had to add it

I just realized that this song is about jail bait. Man. The 70s were a strange time.

I'm not sure he's in jail for jail bait but he's definitely in jail! I think he did a robbery to get money for the two of them, i.e., "I did it all for you." Great song!

Georgia - A beautiful young girl who is being sexually abused by her father and then later by town boys. Her life becomes a myriad of promiscuous sex. Boz writes from the point of view of the man who is in love with her (perhaps a father figure) who kills the father to stop the abuse.
My humble interpretation

Well I was dating this guy twice my age. This song kind of bothered me when I heard him listen to it when he visited me. I shared it with my brother and it kind of bothered as well. I am 30 soon to be 31 he’s 55 with three kids and three grandkids and his daughter is pretty much my age and it just is not right. And the problem is I’m not in love with him. He’s completely obsessed with me and we all can see meaning my family that is due to my age and that is obvious. this song really gives me the chills it’s kind of creepy if you will. I made the right move. He sees it as some kind of an Unforbidden romance and he likes also listen to Dusty Springfield son of a preacher man and he’s not even religious he’s just creepy like that and I think I got out at the right time that’s all I have to say. He’s just not right in that way. The obsession was just completely over the top.