Ryan used to travel around New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, playing "dive-bars" and entering into bull ridings calling his van "home," and even being homeless at times for several years. I kind of feel like this song is his way of pleading for a place of peace. A place to live, prosper, and be happy.
So he's asking God to show him his home on the south side of heaven, because he's tired of trying to find it... And he even really doesn't mind if it's luxurious or not, just looking for "his place," and maybe that place IS "where the poor man lives"... Ryan sees no monetary value in happiness.
I think this seems to be an accurate picture of what the lyrics communicate since most of the lines corroborate that theory, but this is a great song open to all kinds of interpretations and it could be seen differently by each individual person. Though, I kinda feel that this is what Ryan was trying to say here.
Ryan Bingham. Damn, what a musician. Great Song!
But, this is how I would interpret this song:
Ryan used to travel around New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, playing "dive-bars" and entering into bull ridings calling his van "home," and even being homeless at times for several years. I kind of feel like this song is his way of pleading for a place of peace. A place to live, prosper, and be happy.
So he's asking God to show him his home on the south side of heaven, because he's tired of trying to find it... And he even really doesn't mind if it's luxurious or not, just looking for "his place," and maybe that place IS "where the poor man lives"... Ryan sees no monetary value in happiness.
I think this seems to be an accurate picture of what the lyrics communicate since most of the lines corroborate that theory, but this is a great song open to all kinds of interpretations and it could be seen differently by each individual person. Though, I kinda feel that this is what Ryan was trying to say here.