This song seems to be about how Omaha is expanding and becoming an urban city (or "tourist trap"), when he always viewed it as his small, rural home town. This is much like his career in the sense that he really started from scratch with his friends to form Saddle Creek and produce these records for themselves, and now, that close, personal attachment to their music is being shared by millions and millions of fans; (sadly, much of whom are only following the latest trend. These are the people I believe he's referring to with the lines
"they say my name
like a guessing game
is that really you?
no I dont think it ever was").
He's explaining how when he returns home, he only wishes that times could be like they were, when things were simple and he could love and be loved by his true friends.
Such an unbelievably beautiful song. Does this song remind anyone else of John Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over)?
I also thought this sounded like Lennon's song! In fact, I was just thinking that while reading your post before I got to the end of it. What a strange coincidence (though I don't believe in coincidence).
I also thought this sounded like Lennon's song! In fact, I was just thinking that while reading your post before I got to the end of it. What a strange coincidence (though I don't believe in coincidence).
This song seems to be about how Omaha is expanding and becoming an urban city (or "tourist trap"), when he always viewed it as his small, rural home town. This is much like his career in the sense that he really started from scratch with his friends to form Saddle Creek and produce these records for themselves, and now, that close, personal attachment to their music is being shared by millions and millions of fans; (sadly, much of whom are only following the latest trend. These are the people I believe he's referring to with the lines "they say my name like a guessing game is that really you? no I dont think it ever was").
He's explaining how when he returns home, he only wishes that times could be like they were, when things were simple and he could love and be loved by his true friends.
Such an unbelievably beautiful song. Does this song remind anyone else of John Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over)?
I also thought this sounded like Lennon's song! In fact, I was just thinking that while reading your post before I got to the end of it. What a strange coincidence (though I don't believe in coincidence).
I also thought this sounded like Lennon's song! In fact, I was just thinking that while reading your post before I got to the end of it. What a strange coincidence (though I don't believe in coincidence).