I second that. except for the guy part, I'm snappin my fingers and puttin it on repeat, but I ain't no guy. :P This song hasn't lost a bit with age. Good road song, too, but I like it for when I just wish I WAS on the road with nothing better to do.
Many people more or less fantasize about 'being on the road', but if you must beg, borrow and steal, ride in brutal cold or insufferable heat, work as virtual slaves for less than minimum wage, stay dirty and filthy most of the time, the reality of it all will very quickly disturb that 'desire'. Thinking through decisions and choices before you commit to them usually, although not always, leads to more favorable outcomes for all concerned. Miller's character in this song lives a lifestyle that very, very few, including Miller himself, would want to pursue over a lengthy...
Many people more or less fantasize about 'being on the road', but if you must beg, borrow and steal, ride in brutal cold or insufferable heat, work as virtual slaves for less than minimum wage, stay dirty and filthy most of the time, the reality of it all will very quickly disturb that 'desire'. Thinking through decisions and choices before you commit to them usually, although not always, leads to more favorable outcomes for all concerned. Miller's character in this song lives a lifestyle that very, very few, including Miller himself, would want to pursue over a lengthy period of time. There is absolutely no shame in being 'poor', but it takes the rare and exceptional individual who can live the life of Miller's fictional character virtually alone and forgotten for an extended length of time. The song is 'lyrical', but it's not written from the perspective of a person who has had that most meager life experience for any prolonged period of time.
I second that. except for the guy part, I'm snappin my fingers and puttin it on repeat, but I ain't no guy. :P This song hasn't lost a bit with age. Good road song, too, but I like it for when I just wish I WAS on the road with nothing better to do.
Many people more or less fantasize about 'being on the road', but if you must beg, borrow and steal, ride in brutal cold or insufferable heat, work as virtual slaves for less than minimum wage, stay dirty and filthy most of the time, the reality of it all will very quickly disturb that 'desire'. Thinking through decisions and choices before you commit to them usually, although not always, leads to more favorable outcomes for all concerned. Miller's character in this song lives a lifestyle that very, very few, including Miller himself, would want to pursue over a lengthy...
Many people more or less fantasize about 'being on the road', but if you must beg, borrow and steal, ride in brutal cold or insufferable heat, work as virtual slaves for less than minimum wage, stay dirty and filthy most of the time, the reality of it all will very quickly disturb that 'desire'. Thinking through decisions and choices before you commit to them usually, although not always, leads to more favorable outcomes for all concerned. Miller's character in this song lives a lifestyle that very, very few, including Miller himself, would want to pursue over a lengthy period of time. There is absolutely no shame in being 'poor', but it takes the rare and exceptional individual who can live the life of Miller's fictional character virtually alone and forgotten for an extended length of time. The song is 'lyrical', but it's not written from the perspective of a person who has had that most meager life experience for any prolonged period of time.