in an interview with ryan he notes this song was written because there was this old man that slept out in front of the studio he was recording at and started to think about what it would be like to be coming to terms with growing old and thinking about your life in hindsight. for the homeless old man he could have had so much before he reached the point he is at. anyway, aside from the inspiration of this song, he put his own touches on it and intially had planned to have johnny cash use it, but it was around the time cash was in the hospital or wasnt able to come record, i cant remember, so ryan went ahead and used it. its such a nostalgic song but with a touch of content and satisfaction. the first time i heard this song i hit repeat like 50 times and put myself in the eyes of the character. It is really a moving song if you imagine yourself at that age looking back.
in an interview with ryan he notes this song was written because there was this old man that slept out in front of the studio he was recording at and started to think about what it would be like to be coming to terms with growing old and thinking about your life in hindsight. for the homeless old man he could have had so much before he reached the point he is at. anyway, aside from the inspiration of this song, he put his own touches on it and intially had planned to have johnny cash use it, but it was around the time cash was in the hospital or wasnt able to come record, i cant remember, so ryan went ahead and used it. its such a nostalgic song but with a touch of content and satisfaction. the first time i heard this song i hit repeat like 50 times and put myself in the eyes of the character. It is really a moving song if you imagine yourself at that age looking back.