Lyric discussion by pamplemousse916 

Cover art for Stones In The Road lyrics by Mary Chapin Carpenter

I love this song

I take it as, when she was younger she remembers everything, every detail, and she loved life and took her time. when she was older, she and all the people around her couldn't or didn't look around them, at the 'stones in the road', they just seemed to focus on the road and nothing else. MCC is just explaining the sadness that comes with not enjoying life.