Unfortunately, the lyrics aren't complete on this song. Which is what I think threw Chungik off a bit.
The complete lyrics to the section regarding him telling his wife that things would get better is:
"He decided to drive the car, he decided to carry the gun
To take the biggest risk of all to prove his loyalty to his friends
He decided to tell his wife things would soon turn around..."
It's a beautiful song, like all of Chapman's songs. This man had everything. He grew up with everything he needed. Love, a roof over his head, a loving wife. But naturally, like any loving person, he wanted to give his wife more. He wanted to be the provider, and to show that he COULD provide. But in the end, the superficial things that weren't the things that made him the loving, hard-working man he was, would become his undoing.
Unfortunately, the lyrics aren't complete on this song. Which is what I think threw Chungik off a bit.
The complete lyrics to the section regarding him telling his wife that things would get better is:
"He decided to drive the car, he decided to carry the gun To take the biggest risk of all to prove his loyalty to his friends He decided to tell his wife things would soon turn around..."
It's a beautiful song, like all of Chapman's songs. This man had everything. He grew up with everything he needed. Love, a roof over his head, a loving wife. But naturally, like any loving person, he wanted to give his wife more. He wanted to be the provider, and to show that he COULD provide. But in the end, the superficial things that weren't the things that made him the loving, hard-working man he was, would become his undoing.