This song seems to be the recurrant fantasy of ditching town, pulling up roots, and setting off into the unknown. Kevin's checking of the rearview mirror is quite evidently looking back into his past to see if there is anyone worth staying for. It seems to indicate social displeasure, the realization that ones friends aren't really all that great, and the only way to set out for a better life is to completely get rid of the one you've got.
Perhaps the song implies suicide? It doesn't feel like that dark of a tune. I think it's just about a guy who's ready to move on from a life he's known for a long time in order to make his own mark as an individual, and if it means beaking off friendships because they're holding him back, that's just the price he has to pay.
This song seems to be the recurrant fantasy of ditching town, pulling up roots, and setting off into the unknown. Kevin's checking of the rearview mirror is quite evidently looking back into his past to see if there is anyone worth staying for. It seems to indicate social displeasure, the realization that ones friends aren't really all that great, and the only way to set out for a better life is to completely get rid of the one you've got. Perhaps the song implies suicide? It doesn't feel like that dark of a tune. I think it's just about a guy who's ready to move on from a life he's known for a long time in order to make his own mark as an individual, and if it means beaking off friendships because they're holding him back, that's just the price he has to pay.