The meaning of this song is enhanced when viewed as part of Van Zandt's entire body of work. So many of his songs express a desire to live the free, unencumbered life on the open road, that when a line like "But your softest whisper's louder
Than the highways call to me" is uttered, it's pretty significant. The woman who turns him against every proclivity of his soul has got to be pretty hot.
The meaning of this song is enhanced when viewed as part of Van Zandt's entire body of work. So many of his songs express a desire to live the free, unencumbered life on the open road, that when a line like "But your softest whisper's louder Than the highways call to me" is uttered, it's pretty significant. The woman who turns him against every proclivity of his soul has got to be pretty hot.