Same Old Song and Dance Lyrics

Lyric discussion by KingJPW 

Cover art for Same Old Song and Dance lyrics by Aerosmith

Someone from the rough part of town has been imprisoned (a cooler = jail cell) and falsely accused of murder (coincidental murder), based on some sketchy evidence (coke & gun doesn’t mean murder). He doesn’t have the means to hire a lawyer to properly defend him. His life is on the line before an impatient and arrogant judge. And if you think this is a rare situation, no man, it happens all the time. It’s the same old story.

My Interpretation