I have a couple theories about this song, as I've been listening to the album a lot lately. First things first, why would this song be first? The opening lines indicate that the song is a confession. I imagine he's in police custody and he is confessing (I admit it...) and explaining what happened (I'll relive it...). Like many others have said, the back seat lover is a prostitute and the 16 gauge is a literal gun. As far as the second verse goes, it's self explanatory until the last line. Like a lot of you I imagine, I thought he was either playing pocket pool or was hiding a boner or something, but he's keeping the gun in his pocket and he's waiting for the right time to kill the prostitute (or whoever). The line "You think I got my eyes closed but I've been lookin' at you the whole fucking time" could be referring to the police, in that they caught him but it was his intention to get caught and to be thrown in jail. It could be a double meaning, referring to his mother also, but I don't see why the police idea doesn't work.
And if you know the meaning of the song I think the chorus is self explanatory.
I have a couple theories about this song, as I've been listening to the album a lot lately. First things first, why would this song be first? The opening lines indicate that the song is a confession. I imagine he's in police custody and he is confessing (I admit it...) and explaining what happened (I'll relive it...). Like many others have said, the back seat lover is a prostitute and the 16 gauge is a literal gun. As far as the second verse goes, it's self explanatory until the last line. Like a lot of you I imagine, I thought he was either playing pocket pool or was hiding a boner or something, but he's keeping the gun in his pocket and he's waiting for the right time to kill the prostitute (or whoever). The line "You think I got my eyes closed but I've been lookin' at you the whole fucking time" could be referring to the police, in that they caught him but it was his intention to get caught and to be thrown in jail. It could be a double meaning, referring to his mother also, but I don't see why the police idea doesn't work.
And if you know the meaning of the song I think the chorus is self explanatory.