Yes! I'm poppin' this one's cherry. I'll break it down for ya in a nice, simple way.
"She'll hang the baskets on the walls"
The guy's gf is loving, caring, in love with the guy.
"Heard the slamming of the door"
Argument: One of those times where there's a (not so amiable) "goodbye" but then a week "I can't live without you"...and together again. What's the argument about: anything...cheating, money, blah blah - if you're old enough to know, well, you know :)
I don't think it mostly implies that repeated "goodbye....(come back)....hello" rather than a final termination. This argument is supported by the "Come summer, winter, fall." If it implied a conclusive end, that lyric would be more like "It's the end. She'll never return."
As for the turtle wax...you got me :) but that turtle wax and the following like "in his mind, he won't be coming back" means that they're dating/living together but there's no emotional connection anymore. Yeah, I've had a few of those...the relationship just continues b/c you & and the girl are just afraid of going out there, being alone, and playing that b1tch of a game called dating.
Well, I think the line 'He'll go to buy her turtle wax" is simply referring to an every-day activity. Just a hum-drum, every day occurrence that is likely to happen in a comfortable relationship like McCrae is alluding to. It could have been anything, like, he'll go buy groceries, or walk the dog, or whatever. It's his little respite from the lie he's living in his loveless yet comfortable relationship. I think McCrae used the phrase turtle wax because it's sort of an indicator of Americana, of simple people doing simple things in their simple lives that they...
Well, I think the line 'He'll go to buy her turtle wax" is simply referring to an every-day activity. Just a hum-drum, every day occurrence that is likely to happen in a comfortable relationship like McCrae is alluding to. It could have been anything, like, he'll go buy groceries, or walk the dog, or whatever. It's his little respite from the lie he's living in his loveless yet comfortable relationship. I think McCrae used the phrase turtle wax because it's sort of an indicator of Americana, of simple people doing simple things in their simple lives that they might not be totally happy with. Also, and this is just my opinion, the lyric sounds really good right there in the song, so it fits.
Yes! I'm poppin' this one's cherry. I'll break it down for ya in a nice, simple way.
"She'll hang the baskets on the walls" The guy's gf is loving, caring, in love with the guy.
"Heard the slamming of the door" Argument: One of those times where there's a (not so amiable) "goodbye" but then a week "I can't live without you"...and together again. What's the argument about: anything...cheating, money, blah blah - if you're old enough to know, well, you know :) I don't think it mostly implies that repeated "goodbye....(come back)....hello" rather than a final termination. This argument is supported by the "Come summer, winter, fall." If it implied a conclusive end, that lyric would be more like "It's the end. She'll never return."
As for the turtle wax...you got me :) but that turtle wax and the following like "in his mind, he won't be coming back" means that they're dating/living together but there's no emotional connection anymore. Yeah, I've had a few of those...the relationship just continues b/c you & and the girl are just afraid of going out there, being alone, and playing that b1tch of a game called dating.
My two cents, anyway...
"There'll be baskets on the floor"
Well, I think the line 'He'll go to buy her turtle wax" is simply referring to an every-day activity. Just a hum-drum, every day occurrence that is likely to happen in a comfortable relationship like McCrae is alluding to. It could have been anything, like, he'll go buy groceries, or walk the dog, or whatever. It's his little respite from the lie he's living in his loveless yet comfortable relationship. I think McCrae used the phrase turtle wax because it's sort of an indicator of Americana, of simple people doing simple things in their simple lives that they...
Well, I think the line 'He'll go to buy her turtle wax" is simply referring to an every-day activity. Just a hum-drum, every day occurrence that is likely to happen in a comfortable relationship like McCrae is alluding to. It could have been anything, like, he'll go buy groceries, or walk the dog, or whatever. It's his little respite from the lie he's living in his loveless yet comfortable relationship. I think McCrae used the phrase turtle wax because it's sort of an indicator of Americana, of simple people doing simple things in their simple lives that they might not be totally happy with. Also, and this is just my opinion, the lyric sounds really good right there in the song, so it fits.