Whatever the real meaning, Petty penned a late-career classic I think. I am amazed at the man's stamina. Pushing 60, and can rock out like guys a third of age, he's like Springsteen in that regard. Either way, Petty a classic rock star and he proves it with this song. It may be about a man's late-life thoughts on religion and humankind, it may be about remembering those singular life experiences that left the greatest impact on one's own life, it may even be gibberish strung together to both look and sound deep while the artist chuckles at his own fanbase for being a little too pretentious. No matter how one slices it, this is an awesome song and Tom Petty is an American treasure.
Whatever the real meaning, Petty penned a late-career classic I think. I am amazed at the man's stamina. Pushing 60, and can rock out like guys a third of age, he's like Springsteen in that regard. Either way, Petty a classic rock star and he proves it with this song. It may be about a man's late-life thoughts on religion and humankind, it may be about remembering those singular life experiences that left the greatest impact on one's own life, it may even be gibberish strung together to both look and sound deep while the artist chuckles at his own fanbase for being a little too pretentious. No matter how one slices it, this is an awesome song and Tom Petty is an American treasure.