Outside in the Underground Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jiodek 

Cover art for Outside in the Underground lyrics by John Mayer

I doubt that this is a cover. It's one of those songs where John refers to Atlanta and Georgia. The Underground is actually Underground Atlanta, which is an attraction here. It's pretty much an underground shopping center mini-mall. It's also where they hold the New Years peach drop. It's a really popular place to walk about, and that subway would be some type of reference to the MARTA (Atlanta subway) station located next to Underground, (which is linked by a tunnel,) most probably.

This is one of the songs that I love so much because I know the places Mayer refers to. I can imagine walking through Underground with the crowd shoving me for being in their way, stepping outside and looking to the sky, seeing only darkness and feeling rain on my face. I think this song may refer to trying to get an audition to play at Underground and messing up, then coming back and not making the cut again... But then again, I'm not sure what it's about.