This song is almost unbearably sad and melancholy -- it's only a small story, but there's this great well of sadness and sorrow that lies beneath it that goes beyond anything on the surface of the song. Like the whole Nebraska album really. I love it ;-)
Although it's obviously set in modern times, it has a timeless feel, especially the chorus, as if it's some centuries-old folk song Springsteen has adapted.
This song is almost unbearably sad and melancholy -- it's only a small story, but there's this great well of sadness and sorrow that lies beneath it that goes beyond anything on the surface of the song. Like the whole Nebraska album really. I love it ;-) Although it's obviously set in modern times, it has a timeless feel, especially the chorus, as if it's some centuries-old folk song Springsteen has adapted.