I don't think this song is too long. The meaning is pretty straightforward in my opinion: show kindness to your fellow man. I like the simplicity of the lyrics. My favorite lines are:
"Oh and if I had a brain
I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool
That turned all those good hearts away."
Really sums up the whole idea of the song: That people just worry about getting ahead & they don't see the value or point in being a good person. I don't care how successful you are, although I know that is the focus in our cutthroat society. You may be a successful CEO/estate agent/salesman, but at the end of the day, if you're not a good human being, you aren't a successful PERSON in the true sense of the word.
(Oh, and not to be a grammar nazi, but there shouldn't be a comma after 'turned.' FYI.)
I don't think this song is too long. The meaning is pretty straightforward in my opinion: show kindness to your fellow man. I like the simplicity of the lyrics. My favorite lines are:
"Oh and if I had a brain I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool That turned all those good hearts away."
Really sums up the whole idea of the song: That people just worry about getting ahead & they don't see the value or point in being a good person. I don't care how successful you are, although I know that is the focus in our cutthroat society. You may be a successful CEO/estate agent/salesman, but at the end of the day, if you're not a good human being, you aren't a successful PERSON in the true sense of the word.
(Oh, and not to be a grammar nazi, but there shouldn't be a comma after 'turned.' FYI.)