This is definitely my favourite Jim White's song. The way he tells this sad story and the soft, haunting music in the background, sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.
And the lines:
Last time home when I played this song,
you said "Dad, it's sad, and way too long."
And I pulled you close and held you in my arms.
Gosh...
To understand the lyrics, you must know the true story behind it:
For reasons I won't go into here, Jim had to leave his wife and daughter ("Lonely solo taxi ride...") and here he describes spending the Christmas alone - dazed and confused. Unable to see his family, just talking with his daughter on the phone.
He's ashamed of what happened in the past and don't want to face his old friends either ("It's the devil and the deep blue sea, with old friends I hope I never see again all tangled up with misery and lies").
He still loves his wife (he wrote her an apology in form of the song "That Girl From Brownsville Texas" after the breakup), but most of all he misses his daughter...
This is definitely my favourite Jim White's song. The way he tells this sad story and the soft, haunting music in the background, sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.
And the lines: Last time home when I played this song, you said "Dad, it's sad, and way too long." And I pulled you close and held you in my arms.
Gosh...
To understand the lyrics, you must know the true story behind it:
For reasons I won't go into here, Jim had to leave his wife and daughter ("Lonely solo taxi ride...") and here he describes spending the Christmas alone - dazed and confused. Unable to see his family, just talking with his daughter on the phone.
He's ashamed of what happened in the past and don't want to face his old friends either ("It's the devil and the deep blue sea, with old friends I hope I never see again all tangled up with misery and lies").
He still loves his wife (he wrote her an apology in form of the song "That Girl From Brownsville Texas" after the breakup), but most of all he misses his daughter...