He's a psycho, in Alaska, who sent a letter bomb or anthrax or maybe just a death threat to someone.
"Here's how I found out
a man called my house
he asked me what I knew
they found my letter"
Somehow he left some evidence behind pointing to him. He finds out the letter got there when they call him up and question him and this makes him happy.
"Good morning Fire Island
I'm not sure who to ask
they said wait until tomorrow
they found my letter"
He's not sure what to do now that they are on to him though.
"Cinders in the garden
from the cars parked on the lawn
they're tracking up the carpet
they found my letter"
They get a search warrant and start going through everything in his house. He's not happy about it because he knows they'll find something.
"You've got to start the car the ice has come"
He's telling himself he has to leave now before the "ice"-the police-trap him and he can't escape.
or it could be what the first poster said...either way its a good song.
Ok here's my alternate theory:
He's a psycho, in Alaska, who sent a letter bomb or anthrax or maybe just a death threat to someone.
"Here's how I found out a man called my house he asked me what I knew they found my letter"
Somehow he left some evidence behind pointing to him. He finds out the letter got there when they call him up and question him and this makes him happy.
"Good morning Fire Island I'm not sure who to ask they said wait until tomorrow they found my letter"
He's not sure what to do now that they are on to him though.
"Cinders in the garden from the cars parked on the lawn they're tracking up the carpet they found my letter"
They get a search warrant and start going through everything in his house. He's not happy about it because he knows they'll find something.
"You've got to start the car the ice has come"
He's telling himself he has to leave now before the "ice"-the police-trap him and he can't escape.
or it could be what the first poster said...either way its a good song.