I'm gonna go ahead and say that this song uses the relationship with the girl as a metaphor for the relationship with the country. Bruce is saying that it's a long walk home to finish what was ruined. Something was slipped inside his palm, something that couldn't be said. Unspeakable things have occurred in the country over the years. The line about the flag "Who we are... what we'll do... and what we won't." Bruce is saying that the American people have let things go to the point where we're not who we once were.
Absolutely brilliant song. The line about the flag over the courthouse damn near brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear it, such a harsh reality we have to face. Bruce had tears in his eyes while singing this in concert.
I'm gonna go ahead and say that this song uses the relationship with the girl as a metaphor for the relationship with the country. Bruce is saying that it's a long walk home to finish what was ruined. Something was slipped inside his palm, something that couldn't be said. Unspeakable things have occurred in the country over the years. The line about the flag "Who we are... what we'll do... and what we won't." Bruce is saying that the American people have let things go to the point where we're not who we once were. Absolutely brilliant song. The line about the flag over the courthouse damn near brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear it, such a harsh reality we have to face. Bruce had tears in his eyes while singing this in concert.