The point of view is from a rich boy who has all his inheritance to burn on blow jobs by she-male prostitutes ("he/she sliding over next to me", "waiting to salute the flag") and sex phone lines ("976, man I need another fix"). Typical of rich kids, he has everything handed to him so he is bored (a pun with "this life is a drag"); he has nothing better to do than fulfill his sexual fetishes. The world around him is a disaster ("the city is a war zone, this country gone to hell") and the rich conservatives are singing the same old moral tune ("they're screamin' hallelujah"). He has heard it before and does not care. Like everyone else his age, he has his own religion -- his own self-absorbed self which he fulfills through masturbation ("can't stop messin' with it", "right here in my hand"). Besides poignant lyrics disguised in typical Aerosmith style fashion, the instruments are superb. The best part, besides the main riff which actually sounds like jerking off, is the intrumental interlude with the cool rhythm in the background as the solo plays. A great tune.
The point of view is from a rich boy who has all his inheritance to burn on blow jobs by she-male prostitutes ("he/she sliding over next to me", "waiting to salute the flag") and sex phone lines ("976, man I need another fix"). Typical of rich kids, he has everything handed to him so he is bored (a pun with "this life is a drag"); he has nothing better to do than fulfill his sexual fetishes. The world around him is a disaster ("the city is a war zone, this country gone to hell") and the rich conservatives are singing the same old moral tune ("they're screamin' hallelujah"). He has heard it before and does not care. Like everyone else his age, he has his own religion -- his own self-absorbed self which he fulfills through masturbation ("can't stop messin' with it", "right here in my hand"). Besides poignant lyrics disguised in typical Aerosmith style fashion, the instruments are superb. The best part, besides the main riff which actually sounds like jerking off, is the intrumental interlude with the cool rhythm in the background as the solo plays. A great tune.