A New England Lyrics

Lyric discussion by CasualCasualty 

Cover art for A New England lyrics by Billy Bragg

"Though I put you on a pedestal, they put you on the pill" From the first verse, I don't think he is wanting to have children as he hasn't fully grown up himself, so her being on birth-control would be a non-issue. I interpret the pill he is referring to is something for their mental state; he thinks the world of them, but everyone else thinks they are crazy. Just my interpretation, obviously.

Beautiful song.

My Interpretation

@CasualCasualty In the same verse he talks about all the girls he fancied at school are now pushing prams.

In the UK, 'going on the pill' means exclusively to take the contraceptive pill, not any other kind of medication.