I think of this as the flip-side to Jamaica Inn. In this one, the guy in the relationship no longer values the female character and what makes her unique, but unlike Jamaica Inn (where she fears him leaving her for this other woman) now it just enrages her and she can see that the fault lies on his part.
'You got you a fast horse darlin', but all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati' - he is with this woman who is a person, who has wonderful attributes and strengths, yet all he can see is what she isn't. (This is another link to Jamaica Inn with the 'he says she reminds him of me, when we first met in those early days' part) He's always comparing her to other people and seeing her flaws rather than her beauty.
I think it's also about him constantly putting her down, her actions and her own appearance. I'm not sure but maybe NY is a metaphor for glitz, in-your-face physicality, whereas Tennessee is meant to represent something more soulful and less immediate. She's saying that just because she may not be dressed up all the time, she's still worthy of someone who respects her. He used to, when he was Memphis, but now he's changed.
An interesting song.
I think of this as the flip-side to Jamaica Inn. In this one, the guy in the relationship no longer values the female character and what makes her unique, but unlike Jamaica Inn (where she fears him leaving her for this other woman) now it just enrages her and she can see that the fault lies on his part.
'You got you a fast horse darlin', but all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati' - he is with this woman who is a person, who has wonderful attributes and strengths, yet all he can see is what she isn't. (This is another link to Jamaica Inn with the 'he says she reminds him of me, when we first met in those early days' part) He's always comparing her to other people and seeing her flaws rather than her beauty.
I think it's also about him constantly putting her down, her actions and her own appearance. I'm not sure but maybe NY is a metaphor for glitz, in-your-face physicality, whereas Tennessee is meant to represent something more soulful and less immediate. She's saying that just because she may not be dressed up all the time, she's still worthy of someone who respects her. He used to, when he was Memphis, but now he's changed. An interesting song.