The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver Lyrics

Lyric discussion by telecasterthommy 

Cover art for The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver lyrics by Elbow

I read it was about some guy Guy knew that was the highest paid tower crane driver in his workforce or something, he had a tele and microwave and stuff in his crane, but everyone hated him, so being high up on his crane is a metaphor for both success and loneliness

Quiet right. As I heard it, Guy's brother met the crane driver in a pub. At first he was boasting about his job as he didn't have to work too hard, had some mod cons up there and got paid very well. By the end of the evening the bloke was pissed drunk, crying and telling them how lonely he was. The song is about ambition leading to isolation and loneliness.