Well, it means a lot to me, but the intended meaning goes like this: Elvis wrote this song about his dad, who was a miner, hence the pulled out of the ground references. Suit of lights is a reference to entertainers of his dad's day who wore eleaborate costumes and did vegas style shows. the suits ere glittery and his father was a failed entertainer who did it on weekends, kind of on a for hire basis, without a lot of success, but worked as a miner during the week. I heard this explanation on the BBC once when i was on vacation.
Well, it means a lot to me, but the intended meaning goes like this: Elvis wrote this song about his dad, who was a miner, hence the pulled out of the ground references. Suit of lights is a reference to entertainers of his dad's day who wore eleaborate costumes and did vegas style shows. the suits ere glittery and his father was a failed entertainer who did it on weekends, kind of on a for hire basis, without a lot of success, but worked as a miner during the week. I heard this explanation on the BBC once when i was on vacation.