Big American Cars (You Ain't Never Gonna Make It In Memphis) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ghmfan 

Cover art for Big American Cars (You Ain't Never Gonna Make It In Memphis) lyrics by Gift Horse Mouth

The music is so happy- the lyrics seem quite happy as well, but take a closer look. Some of the lines, thrown in at random, it would appear, are very dark and have underrtones of sadness. "Damn that man," ; "This time last week I was feeling crap"; "End this hell!" I think it is about a manic depressive on an "upper". Big American Cars are large and shiny, but "you ain't never gonna make it in Memphis" - home of Elvis. Contrasting ideals, so maybe shizophrenia coukld be involved in someway.