cubbyblues, you had it pretty much right on the nose, except for the fact that by the end of the song, he actually does end up moving away from New York. Less Than Jake has quite a few songs about escaping the 9-5 grind too
My favorite part is "If it doesn't work, there'll never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain".
Also, as a side note, the Billy Clyde line refers to a character from "All My Children" who dreamed of moving to the Caribbean
cubbyblues, you had it pretty much right on the nose, except for the fact that by the end of the song, he actually does end up moving away from New York. Less Than Jake has quite a few songs about escaping the 9-5 grind too
My favorite part is "If it doesn't work, there'll never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain".
Also, as a side note, the Billy Clyde line refers to a character from "All My Children" who dreamed of moving to the Caribbean