To me, this song (one of my faves ever and I'm not kidding) is about living life on your own terms and not being defined by someone else or someone else's rules.
I love the line-
"If you don't worry bout' the future
Sooner or later it's the past"
I don't think Meat's saying 'don't worry at all' but he's more saying 'live for the moment' and if you spend all your time worrying about the future, you will never enjoy the present. Basically you'll never enjoy life because you'll always be worried about something else.
The arguement that-
"A wasted youth is better by far
Than a wise and productive old age"
to me goes right along with the premise of the song. Live your entire life, even your youth when you likely have numerous adults (parents, teachers, counselors, etc.) trying to mold you into their version of who you should be, be your own. And if said molding adults think you're wasting your youth away by being you, so be it.
To me, this song (one of my faves ever and I'm not kidding) is about living life on your own terms and not being defined by someone else or someone else's rules.
I love the line- "If you don't worry bout' the future Sooner or later it's the past"
I don't think Meat's saying 'don't worry at all' but he's more saying 'live for the moment' and if you spend all your time worrying about the future, you will never enjoy the present. Basically you'll never enjoy life because you'll always be worried about something else.
The arguement that- "A wasted youth is better by far Than a wise and productive old age"
to me goes right along with the premise of the song. Live your entire life, even your youth when you likely have numerous adults (parents, teachers, counselors, etc.) trying to mold you into their version of who you should be, be your own. And if said molding adults think you're wasting your youth away by being you, so be it.
Awesome song to rock out to.