Stan has many songs in this vein, questioning what it is to be free, especially in the face of financial adversity. Usually, however, he makes it clear cut which choice makes a man free. This song almost stuggles with the question. Is a man free in his beautiful home where he belongs living on the government dime or is he free when he adapts to survive and has to leave his beloved home to become self sufficient again. No easy answer, but the character in the song has chosen self sufficiency... and that makes him an idiot, I suppose.
Stan has many songs in this vein, questioning what it is to be free, especially in the face of financial adversity. Usually, however, he makes it clear cut which choice makes a man free. This song almost stuggles with the question. Is a man free in his beautiful home where he belongs living on the government dime or is he free when he adapts to survive and has to leave his beloved home to become self sufficient again. No easy answer, but the character in the song has chosen self sufficiency... and that makes him an idiot, I suppose.