i'm pretty sure this song is a lot more pessimistic than anyone is really pointing out. 'bring me the news all about the town, how it struggles to help all the farmers out during harvest time.' This particular bit seems to play on the theme of 'Roscoe' - harvest time used to be an extremely vital time in society, requiring many hands on the farm. Now, there is no help for farmers, and a seemingly depleted emphasis on the importance of agriculture in society. Of course, this isn't directly the point of the song, just a metaphor for what it's trying to say which, in my opinion, is that we don't place enough importance on things that drive society, and too much on things that are not nearly as important.
i'm pretty sure this song is a lot more pessimistic than anyone is really pointing out. 'bring me the news all about the town, how it struggles to help all the farmers out during harvest time.' This particular bit seems to play on the theme of 'Roscoe' - harvest time used to be an extremely vital time in society, requiring many hands on the farm. Now, there is no help for farmers, and a seemingly depleted emphasis on the importance of agriculture in society. Of course, this isn't directly the point of the song, just a metaphor for what it's trying to say which, in my opinion, is that we don't place enough importance on things that drive society, and too much on things that are not nearly as important.