I recently saw Mark play in Boston and he ended the show with this song. I can't remember if it was immediately preceding this song or earlier in the show, but he commented that he lives a "strange" life, always on the road, traveling in the car with Phil all day, not talking to each other, only to arrive in a new city, new venue, and get up and perform in front of 500 strangers. You got the sense, as I always have, that he sees himself as a Duk Koo Kim-like figure, taking blow after blow in those last few rounds but refusing to go down. Anyway, his anecdote about driving made the meaning of the song all the more clear to me, and I thought it was beautifully performed.
I recently saw Mark play in Boston and he ended the show with this song. I can't remember if it was immediately preceding this song or earlier in the show, but he commented that he lives a "strange" life, always on the road, traveling in the car with Phil all day, not talking to each other, only to arrive in a new city, new venue, and get up and perform in front of 500 strangers. You got the sense, as I always have, that he sees himself as a Duk Koo Kim-like figure, taking blow after blow in those last few rounds but refusing to go down. Anyway, his anecdote about driving made the meaning of the song all the more clear to me, and I thought it was beautifully performed.