The entire album was recorded while Plant's wife was near death, and Plant was in a full body cast and then a leg cast and doctors weren't even sure if he would be able to walk again.... hence the attitude of these lyrics
It's talking about his wreck (the first stanza) and then how his friends (particualarly Pagey and Grant) didn't visit him and it made him mad. The other stuff is about him being in the middle of nowhere and how he had to hitch a ride to save his and and wife's lives.
If you realize it was about the wreck, it's a very straighforward song so I'm not going to explain it all..
at first look i thought the lyrics on this song were horrible (just the first line had me going... wow.... but actually they're quite good)
The entire album was recorded while Plant's wife was near death, and Plant was in a full body cast and then a leg cast and doctors weren't even sure if he would be able to walk again.... hence the attitude of these lyrics
If you realize it was about the wreck, it's a very straighforward song so I'm not going to explain it all..