The verses are split in half. The first half of each verse sings about the crowds and the fame and the sensations of being in the music business. The first verse this deals with the ending of a show, and the exhilaration you feel when they call your name. The second verse deals with the feelings of what you miss while on the road, falling in love and marriage and babies. The second half of each verse deals with his feelings of being so distracted with following his own dream that he never noticed the way Native Americans only have broken dreams these days, while the other Americans are too distracted by glitz and such. The song expresses his guilt at being an American who got everything he thought he wanted, while giving little back to anyone else.
The verses are split in half. The first half of each verse sings about the crowds and the fame and the sensations of being in the music business. The first verse this deals with the ending of a show, and the exhilaration you feel when they call your name. The second verse deals with the feelings of what you miss while on the road, falling in love and marriage and babies. The second half of each verse deals with his feelings of being so distracted with following his own dream that he never noticed the way Native Americans only have broken dreams these days, while the other Americans are too distracted by glitz and such. The song expresses his guilt at being an American who got everything he thought he wanted, while giving little back to anyone else.
@ndo Sounds good in theory but I don't think Neil ever referenced any of that as to the meaning of the words.
@ndo Sounds good in theory but I don't think Neil ever referenced any of that as to the meaning of the words.