You know ... as I was typing this out, I attempted to make some sense of the lyrics. Yes, they're poetically striking ... but without his guitar solo ... shit, without his guitar playing, period, this song would be just another poor white boy attempting to sing the blues. It's strikes you in a completely different way to listen to it rather than read it -- independently, the lyrics are nothing ... but pair them with the music, and it's heart-achingly beautiful.
You know ... as I was typing this out, I attempted to make some sense of the lyrics. Yes, they're poetically striking ... but without his guitar solo ... shit, without his guitar playing, period, this song would be just another poor white boy attempting to sing the blues. It's strikes you in a completely different way to listen to it rather than read it -- independently, the lyrics are nothing ... but pair them with the music, and it's heart-achingly beautiful.