hm...i think this song is definitely about a broken home. however, i think the scenario in the song is that of a divorced father who remarries some woman with a child. I dont know, maybe im just relating it to my own life, but i see the song being sung from the sons point of view with a new mom and step sibling coming into the picture.
"mail order brides turtle necks and trophy wives had the ways and means to breach the borders of easy street" this sets up that this whole marriage is in no way based on love, affection or even companionship...the father needs to fit into society and have a "picture perfect family" while the wife needs a meal ticket for her and her child...hence "easy street"
i think the chorus is the son addressing his new step-mother..."sufficed to say there is a time and a place so i wait for the tug of war and who youll pull for"-basically he sees right through her, and knows that there will come a time when her true colors will show through and she will be forced to show allegiance to her new family, but he knows she wont.
"two peas in a pod, a battle axe and a bastard child took one step more and went straight to the source"-this is explaining further the motives of the mother and her child. They took one step more, as in skipped the true meaning of marriage, and went straight to the source, as in they were in it for financial stability.
Thats pretty much all i got on this song...oh, and i agree with codfish...dont post if you arent going to give an interpretation of the song. We all know its a good song...thats why we are all here.
hm...i think this song is definitely about a broken home. however, i think the scenario in the song is that of a divorced father who remarries some woman with a child. I dont know, maybe im just relating it to my own life, but i see the song being sung from the sons point of view with a new mom and step sibling coming into the picture.
"mail order brides turtle necks and trophy wives had the ways and means to breach the borders of easy street" this sets up that this whole marriage is in no way based on love, affection or even companionship...the father needs to fit into society and have a "picture perfect family" while the wife needs a meal ticket for her and her child...hence "easy street"
i think the chorus is the son addressing his new step-mother..."sufficed to say there is a time and a place so i wait for the tug of war and who youll pull for"-basically he sees right through her, and knows that there will come a time when her true colors will show through and she will be forced to show allegiance to her new family, but he knows she wont.
"two peas in a pod, a battle axe and a bastard child took one step more and went straight to the source"-this is explaining further the motives of the mother and her child. They took one step more, as in skipped the true meaning of marriage, and went straight to the source, as in they were in it for financial stability.
Thats pretty much all i got on this song...oh, and i agree with codfish...dont post if you arent going to give an interpretation of the song. We all know its a good song...thats why we are all here.