Also, "touching" sounds like a VERY de-emphasized "fucking" to me. That doesn't seem like language they'd use though, and "touching" fits better with my interpretation of the song:
Jack needs some advice. He's always been an open ear, helping people out with their problems, but he never gets anything in return. He always plays by the rules, does the right thing, and helps people out whenever he can. Despite their problems, people can always be mindlessly "on vacation," because they have good old reliable Jack to help them out. Jack, on the other hand, never gets into trouble but is always burdened with other people's problems. He sorts out people's problems but gets treated like shit (hence, a "trash can with all the information"). Others turn to him, when they run into rough patches in life, but after he solves their problems, they're able to be worry-free (hence, they "seem to find a road that's tough to satisfaction"). Jack, on the other hand, is nothing but the go-to guy, which "isn't cool for [him] at all."
Up until now, he's helped others without asking for anything in return (hence why I think the lyric is "prize"), but when he says "Salute your solution, now!" he's demanding - not asking - that people show him a little gratitude. Even though he finds himself wearing the other shoe, he's only asking for the simplest answer. "Someone somewhere" seems to show his desperation, because he can't get over the "little situation" that is "on [his] mind."
There are some lines I'm unsure about though. I have no idea about the "in the field to be taught" line. As for the others, my best guesses are:
"There's only one, I'm only taking getting and receiving"
I think this is him saying he's done with being the go-to guy - that the only solution to being used is to look out for his own interests from now on.
"And I got what I got all despite you"
He got what he has, despite the lack of support from those whom he's helped.
"And I get what I get just to spite you"
Moreover, he gets what he gets as a big "Fuck you" to those people now.
Also, "touching" sounds like a VERY de-emphasized "fucking" to me. That doesn't seem like language they'd use though, and "touching" fits better with my interpretation of the song:
Jack needs some advice. He's always been an open ear, helping people out with their problems, but he never gets anything in return. He always plays by the rules, does the right thing, and helps people out whenever he can. Despite their problems, people can always be mindlessly "on vacation," because they have good old reliable Jack to help them out. Jack, on the other hand, never gets into trouble but is always burdened with other people's problems. He sorts out people's problems but gets treated like shit (hence, a "trash can with all the information"). Others turn to him, when they run into rough patches in life, but after he solves their problems, they're able to be worry-free (hence, they "seem to find a road that's tough to satisfaction"). Jack, on the other hand, is nothing but the go-to guy, which "isn't cool for [him] at all."
Up until now, he's helped others without asking for anything in return (hence why I think the lyric is "prize"), but when he says "Salute your solution, now!" he's demanding - not asking - that people show him a little gratitude. Even though he finds himself wearing the other shoe, he's only asking for the simplest answer. "Someone somewhere" seems to show his desperation, because he can't get over the "little situation" that is "on [his] mind."
There are some lines I'm unsure about though. I have no idea about the "in the field to be taught" line. As for the others, my best guesses are:
"There's only one, I'm only taking getting and receiving" I think this is him saying he's done with being the go-to guy - that the only solution to being used is to look out for his own interests from now on.
"And I got what I got all despite you" He got what he has, despite the lack of support from those whom he's helped.
"And I get what I get just to spite you" Moreover, he gets what he gets as a big "Fuck you" to those people now.