Definitely a song about moving on in life but it is related to a specific event: the Mississippi floods of 1993 and the town of St. Genevieve, MO. It's a small town about 50 miles south of St. Louis, right on the Mississippi River. It was originally settled around 1735, making it one of the oldest European settlements west of the Mississippi. During the massive flood in the summer of 1993, the town's historic district was threatened, and people came from miles around to help build an enormous stone, earth, and sandbag levee to "hold back the water." It was a close call, but they ended up being successful, at least in the downtown area. The story got quite a bit of national attention at the time, Jay Farrar said he heard about it on CNN.
@EnviroAg96 Exactly correct. I was living in Davenport, Iowa in '93, and the entire downtown area was flooded. Plus Farrar is from Belleville, Illinois which is not far from Ste. Genevieve.
@EnviroAg96 Exactly correct. I was living in Davenport, Iowa in '93, and the entire downtown area was flooded. Plus Farrar is from Belleville, Illinois which is not far from Ste. Genevieve.
Definitely a song about moving on in life but it is related to a specific event: the Mississippi floods of 1993 and the town of St. Genevieve, MO. It's a small town about 50 miles south of St. Louis, right on the Mississippi River. It was originally settled around 1735, making it one of the oldest European settlements west of the Mississippi. During the massive flood in the summer of 1993, the town's historic district was threatened, and people came from miles around to help build an enormous stone, earth, and sandbag levee to "hold back the water." It was a close call, but they ended up being successful, at least in the downtown area. The story got quite a bit of national attention at the time, Jay Farrar said he heard about it on CNN.
You are 100% correct. I was traveling to Michigan that summer of 93. It was an awful mess. When the record came out it was just so obvious.
You are 100% correct. I was traveling to Michigan that summer of 93. It was an awful mess. When the record came out it was just so obvious.
@EnviroAg96 Thanks so much. I appreciate your taking the time to share the details of this experience.
@EnviroAg96 Thanks so much. I appreciate your taking the time to share the details of this experience.
@EnviroAg96 Exactly correct. I was living in Davenport, Iowa in '93, and the entire downtown area was flooded. Plus Farrar is from Belleville, Illinois which is not far from Ste. Genevieve.
@EnviroAg96 Exactly correct. I was living in Davenport, Iowa in '93, and the entire downtown area was flooded. Plus Farrar is from Belleville, Illinois which is not far from Ste. Genevieve.