I... Didn't get any of that out of this song. Although, I agree with TrainCrash up here; it really is classic Eagles style! Amazing song!
What it looks like to me is basically what just about every other Eagles song is about: love, either the good or bad side. You can tell just from the chorus. "How long, how long, woman, will you weep?" Like talking to a woman who's thrown herself at plenty of men and just falls apart every time it doesn't work out. The last line in the chorus emphasizes that. In saying "Rock yourself to sleep," he's basically saying she doesn't deserve the sympathy anymore.
The second verse fits too perfectly in with that. In a nutshell, he's sayin' it's the same situation between being in prison and being in love. "Don't you know it's the same sad situation." Basically, it can be a prison being trapped in love. That's just what it looks like to me.
I... Didn't get any of that out of this song. Although, I agree with TrainCrash up here; it really is classic Eagles style! Amazing song!
What it looks like to me is basically what just about every other Eagles song is about: love, either the good or bad side. You can tell just from the chorus. "How long, how long, woman, will you weep?" Like talking to a woman who's thrown herself at plenty of men and just falls apart every time it doesn't work out. The last line in the chorus emphasizes that. In saying "Rock yourself to sleep," he's basically saying she doesn't deserve the sympathy anymore.
The second verse fits too perfectly in with that. In a nutshell, he's sayin' it's the same situation between being in prison and being in love. "Don't you know it's the same sad situation." Basically, it can be a prison being trapped in love. That's just what it looks like to me.