To "lay down the fork and knife" means to give up, or quit trying. It is sometimes used when talking about death, used much in the same way as terms such as, "kick the bucket."
But as much as I like the "laying down the fork and knife" theory, I'm pretty sure takeiteasytigers is right, it's the name of a restaurant on Long Island.
Hell, maybe he means both. I wouldn't put it past the greatest lyricist of our time.
To "lay down the fork and knife" means to give up, or quit trying. It is sometimes used when talking about death, used much in the same way as terms such as, "kick the bucket."
But as much as I like the "laying down the fork and knife" theory, I'm pretty sure takeiteasytigers is right, it's the name of a restaurant on Long Island.
Hell, maybe he means both. I wouldn't put it past the greatest lyricist of our time.