Actually I do think this song is about New York - "He won't be down on Wall Street in the morning" in the first verse. The song talks about "the station" and wearing a coat in the winter on days when it gets dark early and walking through the park - those could be about any city but those things are very New York too, along with the jazzy saxophone touches of this song. But yes, I think the song is about appreciating what you got, because anything could change for better or worse. The guy who killed himself in the first did not appreciate what he had and killed himself. In the last verse, the narrator/writer says that he may be down and things are the best, but he does believe in life.
"You better take a fool's advice
And take care of your own
One day they're here;
Next day they're gone"
This seems to sum up this song. Though I think the chorus is repeated a bit too much.
Actually I do think this song is about New York - "He won't be down on Wall Street in the morning" in the first verse. The song talks about "the station" and wearing a coat in the winter on days when it gets dark early and walking through the park - those could be about any city but those things are very New York too, along with the jazzy saxophone touches of this song. But yes, I think the song is about appreciating what you got, because anything could change for better or worse. The guy who killed himself in the first did not appreciate what he had and killed himself. In the last verse, the narrator/writer says that he may be down and things are the best, but he does believe in life.
"You better take a fool's advice And take care of your own One day they're here; Next day they're gone"
This seems to sum up this song. Though I think the chorus is repeated a bit too much.