@victoryfields - you may already know but Randy left The Guess Who because they were at an impasse. Burton Cummings didnt think Randy was cool because he didnt do drugs and Randy had gall bladder issues he had to have surgery for to get resolved. During his recovery from surgery he started thinking maybe he should leave the band but Burton Cummings fired him before he could quit. The verse "you could've died now" is pretty much Randy telling Burton he could have died from taking drugs. But the whole song is pretty much a reference the where Burton Cummings...
@victoryfields - you may already know but Randy left The Guess Who because they were at an impasse. Burton Cummings didnt think Randy was cool because he didnt do drugs and Randy had gall bladder issues he had to have surgery for to get resolved. During his recovery from surgery he started thinking maybe he should leave the band but Burton Cummings fired him before he could quit. The verse "you could've died now" is pretty much Randy telling Burton he could have died from taking drugs. But the whole song is pretty much a reference the where Burton Cummings of the Guess Who was at and how Randy succeeded without him.
I love BTO but never knew what this song meant...any help?...
@victoryfields - you may already know but Randy left The Guess Who because they were at an impasse. Burton Cummings didnt think Randy was cool because he didnt do drugs and Randy had gall bladder issues he had to have surgery for to get resolved. During his recovery from surgery he started thinking maybe he should leave the band but Burton Cummings fired him before he could quit. The verse "you could've died now" is pretty much Randy telling Burton he could have died from taking drugs. But the whole song is pretty much a reference the where Burton Cummings...
@victoryfields - you may already know but Randy left The Guess Who because they were at an impasse. Burton Cummings didnt think Randy was cool because he didnt do drugs and Randy had gall bladder issues he had to have surgery for to get resolved. During his recovery from surgery he started thinking maybe he should leave the band but Burton Cummings fired him before he could quit. The verse "you could've died now" is pretty much Randy telling Burton he could have died from taking drugs. But the whole song is pretty much a reference the where Burton Cummings of the Guess Who was at and how Randy succeeded without him.