Lyric discussion by eskimoslim 

Cover art for Tin Pan Alley lyrics by Stevie Ray Vaughan

a question to all the SRV fans out there. Tin pan alley was a place where a lot of the capitalists and brodway music was produced (i.e. it was a center of where music property rights were advocated for). Do you think he was being sarcastic in saying that it was really tough? Just wondering.