I think all you guys are right. I happen to think the lyrics were most likely born of Neil's life experience of his daughter Selena's birth (in 1978) and the unpredictability of fatherhood. The album was released in 1987 - when Selena was 9.
Egor - I think you are really onto somehting there though. As well-read and intellectual as NEP is, it wouldn't suprise me if your observation was something Neil also had in mind when he wrote this song.
I think all you guys are right. I happen to think the lyrics were most likely born of Neil's life experience of his daughter Selena's birth (in 1978) and the unpredictability of fatherhood. The album was released in 1987 - when Selena was 9.
Egor - I think you are really onto somehting there though. As well-read and intellectual as NEP is, it wouldn't suprise me if your observation was something Neil also had in mind when he wrote this song.