I think its about someone who hasn't done a great deal with their life but blames it on bad luck instead of themselves. 'Reading the road signs, oh what a loss' could be that instead of choosing their own path of life, they've just sat there and weighed up the options without taking any action.
The second verse is when the man of the song is older and has the chance to redeem himself (the girl wants him to take her) but the song ends with the man having the choice and yet again not taking any particular path (or maybe he does, but the song doesn't show it).
This song absolutely blows my mind.
I think its about someone who hasn't done a great deal with their life but blames it on bad luck instead of themselves. 'Reading the road signs, oh what a loss' could be that instead of choosing their own path of life, they've just sat there and weighed up the options without taking any action.
The second verse is when the man of the song is older and has the chance to redeem himself (the girl wants him to take her) but the song ends with the man having the choice and yet again not taking any particular path (or maybe he does, but the song doesn't show it).
PS Richard Hawley is God