The title is Wine, Women and Song, but it's really all about allowing other people to dictate your behavior and attitudes (most of the song focuses on Women).
First Verse: The singer says that he thought "Wine, women and song" were "the key to happiness." Second part, we can see that really, this is all about relationships: He starts talking about "baggage", and saying he was "walking on eggshells", which is a metaphor used typically for an awkward situation with another person. He says that he hasn't "gotten any closer" to happiness. A good lead in to...
Chorus 1: So he dates this poet, someone who's into the whole bohemian, artsy thing. This girl is trying to live a life of passion, caring more about her art and the things she loves to do than making ends meet. He realizes that this just isn't his scene and breaks up with her, deciding he's really more happy trying to work to succeed. His regret over the whole thing to me epitomizes what the song is about:
"changing the cat box and baking the bread/ I should've been paying the bills instead/ Paid an homage to an image drawn from somebody else's head"
The lifestyle he tried to live was someone else's ideal, not his own. The message is that whatever seems to be cool or hip won't necessarily make you happy. You shouldn't trust other people to tell you how to live.
So here's my take:
The title is Wine, Women and Song, but it's really all about allowing other people to dictate your behavior and attitudes (most of the song focuses on Women).
First Verse: The singer says that he thought "Wine, women and song" were "the key to happiness." Second part, we can see that really, this is all about relationships: He starts talking about "baggage", and saying he was "walking on eggshells", which is a metaphor used typically for an awkward situation with another person. He says that he hasn't "gotten any closer" to happiness. A good lead in to...
Chorus 1: So he dates this poet, someone who's into the whole bohemian, artsy thing. This girl is trying to live a life of passion, caring more about her art and the things she loves to do than making ends meet. He realizes that this just isn't his scene and breaks up with her, deciding he's really more happy trying to work to succeed. His regret over the whole thing to me epitomizes what the song is about: "changing the cat box and baking the bread/ I should've been paying the bills instead/ Paid an homage to an image drawn from somebody else's head" The lifestyle he tried to live was someone else's ideal, not his own. The message is that whatever seems to be cool or hip won't necessarily make you happy. You shouldn't trust other people to tell you how to live.
Very well put. I've actually lived an instance a bit like this, I can relate a bit... unfortunately.
Very well put. I've actually lived an instance a bit like this, I can relate a bit... unfortunately.