I find it to be about the things that are lost due to fame. The man who has only been in the factory for 40 years in some ways rich comparatively speaking. He has something that those who sought and obtained fame (in the way described) can never get back. The song is something like warning. The "life" is real, but there's so many lies, so many things you just may not expect. But I like to read the positive into things if I can see it, so what do I know.
I find it to be about the things that are lost due to fame. The man who has only been in the factory for 40 years in some ways rich comparatively speaking. He has something that those who sought and obtained fame (in the way described) can never get back. The song is something like warning. The "life" is real, but there's so many lies, so many things you just may not expect. But I like to read the positive into things if I can see it, so what do I know.