Obviously it's about a rootless guy, who just can't settle down even among those that love him. Sadly, he just doesn't have enough stake in any community to roll with the punches, he just moves on - again and again - to keep his pride intact. He'd rather be poor and alone than accept charity, but no-one can say he doesn't repay his debts.
He wants Jean to pity him, but it's not really her pity he wants, but her apology. He wants her to be sorry for what she's done, that has in his eyes forced him back on the road. He's a bit self-pitying really.
Whenever I was at the side of the road hitching, feeling sorry for myself as the traffic roared by, or walking in the heat and grit to the next hitching point, and if I was feeling sorry for myself, this song would come to me.
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Obviously it's about a rootless guy, who just can't settle down even among those that love him. Sadly, he just doesn't have enough stake in any community to roll with the punches, he just moves on - again and again - to keep his pride intact. He'd rather be poor and alone than accept charity, but no-one can say he doesn't repay his debts.
He wants Jean to pity him, but it's not really her pity he wants, but her apology. He wants her to be sorry for what she's done, that has in his eyes forced him back on the road. He's a bit self-pitying really.
Whenever I was at the side of the road hitching, feeling sorry for myself as the traffic roared by, or walking in the heat and grit to the next hitching point, and if I was feeling sorry for myself, this song would come to me.