I think this song is about judgment day, when the good are sent to heaven and the bad are sent to hell. Stevie (or the person who tells the story) will be with the good people. The sinners are being condemned by him.
The quirky thing about this song is that it is called 'They won't go WHEN I go' instead of 'They won't go WHERE I go'. One would expect the last because that would be in line with the aforementioned. Still, it is interesting as it is so true. The moment one dies is unique. One dies alone at ones own time, hopefully leaving behind the sinners and heading towards ones own personal fulfilling good fate.
@Krtski
I think the title makes sense. And by saying, "where" he's really condemning them, which I don't think he is doing. He's judging them, but he's not deciding their fate.
@Krtski
I think the title makes sense. And by saying, "where" he's really condemning them, which I don't think he is doing. He's judging them, but he's not deciding their fate.
I think this song is about judgment day, when the good are sent to heaven and the bad are sent to hell. Stevie (or the person who tells the story) will be with the good people. The sinners are being condemned by him. The quirky thing about this song is that it is called 'They won't go WHEN I go' instead of 'They won't go WHERE I go'. One would expect the last because that would be in line with the aforementioned. Still, it is interesting as it is so true. The moment one dies is unique. One dies alone at ones own time, hopefully leaving behind the sinners and heading towards ones own personal fulfilling good fate.
@Krtski I think the title makes sense. And by saying, "where" he's really condemning them, which I don't think he is doing. He's judging them, but he's not deciding their fate.
@Krtski I think the title makes sense. And by saying, "where" he's really condemning them, which I don't think he is doing. He's judging them, but he's not deciding their fate.