You can't go home again--because once you leave, it's not home anymore. This song shows what happens when people lose their way and realize they can never go back to the way things were--"She" and "He" are trapped in their current lives with no chance of escape. "She" goes to see "a crazy old man" for guidance, advice that ultimately points out how aimless she is. "He" pines philosophically about his predicament (most likely over a large amount of alchohol, right?) The final little burst of song (not quite a verse, not quite a chorus) is a look inside one of their heads, seeing how EVERYTHING they're doing is wrong, and only digging them deeper.
You can't go home again--because once you leave, it's not home anymore. This song shows what happens when people lose their way and realize they can never go back to the way things were--"She" and "He" are trapped in their current lives with no chance of escape. "She" goes to see "a crazy old man" for guidance, advice that ultimately points out how aimless she is. "He" pines philosophically about his predicament (most likely over a large amount of alchohol, right?) The final little burst of song (not quite a verse, not quite a chorus) is a look inside one of their heads, seeing how EVERYTHING they're doing is wrong, and only digging them deeper.
Whew.