While of course this song has to do with losing a love on one level, I would suggest that another valid interpretation of the song involves the death of the Old South. You can't help but notice the phrase "Gone with the Wind" (famous novel by Margaret Mitchell set in the Old South during the Civil War, and of course made into a classic motion picture). Very appropriate for a Lynyrd Skynyrd song I would say.
But don't take my word for it -- read some William Faulkner :) (especially The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying).
While of course this song has to do with losing a love on one level, I would suggest that another valid interpretation of the song involves the death of the Old South. You can't help but notice the phrase "Gone with the Wind" (famous novel by Margaret Mitchell set in the Old South during the Civil War, and of course made into a classic motion picture). Very appropriate for a Lynyrd Skynyrd song I would say.
But don't take my word for it -- read some William Faulkner :) (especially The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying).