this song's definitely from a father to a son. He mentions a lot of childhood fantasies and such (rubber hands, silly friends, laughing ducks, volcano boots)... he questions the nature of his son's growing up and expresses his difficulty in coping.
The last two stanzas pretty much sum up the father's sadness at his son growing into a teenager.
He wishes his son would stay youthful and innocent (what you need's a happy farm with happy goats and sheep)
He also wishes that he could make it happen (what i need's a happy arm to swing you around)
All in all it's a pretty damn touching song. It really helped me realize the way my dad's been feeling about me the past couple years (as corny as that sounds)
the chorus part (there we go changing again) really puts the song into perspective as well.
this song's definitely from a father to a son. He mentions a lot of childhood fantasies and such (rubber hands, silly friends, laughing ducks, volcano boots)... he questions the nature of his son's growing up and expresses his difficulty in coping.
The last two stanzas pretty much sum up the father's sadness at his son growing into a teenager. He wishes his son would stay youthful and innocent (what you need's a happy farm with happy goats and sheep) He also wishes that he could make it happen (what i need's a happy arm to swing you around)
All in all it's a pretty damn touching song. It really helped me realize the way my dad's been feeling about me the past couple years (as corny as that sounds)
the chorus part (there we go changing again) really puts the song into perspective as well.