Although I'm wrong I had always assumed it was Stipe's opinion on the Clinton impeachment mess. I heard the first line as 'Hey there now young Willy, swing along'. The first verse dealt with the quality of Clinton's character, while the third dealt with his detractors ("Hammered, shooting plywood in the backyard
Laughing 'cause the racket makes the blackbirds sing").
Although I'm wrong I had always assumed it was Stipe's opinion on the Clinton impeachment mess. I heard the first line as 'Hey there now young Willy, swing along'. The first verse dealt with the quality of Clinton's character, while the third dealt with his detractors ("Hammered, shooting plywood in the backyard Laughing 'cause the racket makes the blackbirds sing").