I love this song. Something about Bowie's voice means a smile spreads to my face whenever I hear it.
To me, it's a sweet song that Bowie wrote after his son was born. He's telling him that he loves him and they're gonna look after him until he gets old enough, at which point he can either leave or stay with 'a couple of kooks' (his parents). He also talks about throwing homework on the fire, telling Zowie not to get too stressed about schoolwork and yeah, I reckon there's a reference to Bowie's eye getting damaged in their somewhere. It's very cute. Just my take on it.
I love this song. Something about Bowie's voice means a smile spreads to my face whenever I hear it.
To me, it's a sweet song that Bowie wrote after his son was born. He's telling him that he loves him and they're gonna look after him until he gets old enough, at which point he can either leave or stay with 'a couple of kooks' (his parents). He also talks about throwing homework on the fire, telling Zowie not to get too stressed about schoolwork and yeah, I reckon there's a reference to Bowie's eye getting damaged in their somewhere. It's very cute. Just my take on it.