My opinion is that this song is about finding your own path in life, about taking decisions that some might see as too risky, but that you know you must take in order to follow your dreams/beliefs/callings(...playing with fire, you might get burned, right?... but then again, you also enjoy the heat & the light)... I don't think it's an argument between father & son/daughter, but much rather, a son/daughter coming to a mature age and departing from home on his/her way... Of course, things might not be easy, but that's how life is... We each follow our own way and bear hope in God above. The decisions one takes might be life changing, but the truth is that life is also about the journey and not only reaching a destination. Better said, in order to reach a destination you must make the best of your journey and take some risks... Otherwise, yes, you might get there in the end, but there is a big chance you get there empty handed. And it's also better to take bad decisions at times, than not taking any decisions at all. Good or bad, decisions measure a life's value; you cannot measure a life's value if no decision is ever taken.
My opinion is that this song is about finding your own path in life, about taking decisions that some might see as too risky, but that you know you must take in order to follow your dreams/beliefs/callings(...playing with fire, you might get burned, right?... but then again, you also enjoy the heat & the light)... I don't think it's an argument between father & son/daughter, but much rather, a son/daughter coming to a mature age and departing from home on his/her way... Of course, things might not be easy, but that's how life is... We each follow our own way and bear hope in God above. The decisions one takes might be life changing, but the truth is that life is also about the journey and not only reaching a destination. Better said, in order to reach a destination you must make the best of your journey and take some risks... Otherwise, yes, you might get there in the end, but there is a big chance you get there empty handed. And it's also better to take bad decisions at times, than not taking any decisions at all. Good or bad, decisions measure a life's value; you cannot measure a life's value if no decision is ever taken.