Wow. Have you even listened to this song?
Seriously, it tells you in the first line who this songs about. Her dad. Her dad ran out on her: "Shaved his head and caught a train", (hence the title)
Just a sad song about the effects of her father leaving her.. Trying to raise her kid right, but it's obviously hard.
Then she dreams about her dad coming back, and when the dream fades and she's left with the pain, she dresses up to go end her sorrow once and for all.
It's common for a woman to refer to their male partner as "Daddy". The rest of this song, as others have observed, also seems to suggest that this is a different relationship than that of a biological father. That's the cool thing about lyrics, though, or any form of art for that matter. If the lyrics mean something to you, then you're right. Bob Dylan was once asked in an interview what the lines of a song (I wish I could remember which, but that was a lot of brain cells ago) meant, and he replied "What do you think...
It's common for a woman to refer to their male partner as "Daddy". The rest of this song, as others have observed, also seems to suggest that this is a different relationship than that of a biological father. That's the cool thing about lyrics, though, or any form of art for that matter. If the lyrics mean something to you, then you're right. Bob Dylan was once asked in an interview what the lines of a song (I wish I could remember which, but that was a lot of brain cells ago) meant, and he replied "What do you think they mean?". The reporter said what he thought, and Dylan says "You're right, that's exactly what it means."
Wow. Have you even listened to this song? Seriously, it tells you in the first line who this songs about. Her dad. Her dad ran out on her: "Shaved his head and caught a train", (hence the title) Just a sad song about the effects of her father leaving her.. Trying to raise her kid right, but it's obviously hard. Then she dreams about her dad coming back, and when the dream fades and she's left with the pain, she dresses up to go end her sorrow once and for all.
It's common for a woman to refer to their male partner as "Daddy". The rest of this song, as others have observed, also seems to suggest that this is a different relationship than that of a biological father. That's the cool thing about lyrics, though, or any form of art for that matter. If the lyrics mean something to you, then you're right. Bob Dylan was once asked in an interview what the lines of a song (I wish I could remember which, but that was a lot of brain cells ago) meant, and he replied "What do you think...
It's common for a woman to refer to their male partner as "Daddy". The rest of this song, as others have observed, also seems to suggest that this is a different relationship than that of a biological father. That's the cool thing about lyrics, though, or any form of art for that matter. If the lyrics mean something to you, then you're right. Bob Dylan was once asked in an interview what the lines of a song (I wish I could remember which, but that was a lot of brain cells ago) meant, and he replied "What do you think they mean?". The reporter said what he thought, and Dylan says "You're right, that's exactly what it means."