Lyric discussion by monkeykillzbanana 

Cover art for Nude as the News lyrics by Cat Power

I knew it had something to do with Patti Smith. The second time i heard it i related the son thing with the names Jesse and Jackson and i was like "hey wait, aren't those Patti's sons names?" I thought i t was actually about Patti giving birth to them and being a mother yet still being this famous punk musician. I had no idea it had to do with Chan Marshall getting an abortion though.