Hmm.. I'm a little hesitant to post my opinion, because it seems like there are some real jerks posting on this song...
Anywho...
My interpretation is that two old friends have kind of divergent life paths... one of them is into (dealing, I think) LSD, the other seems to be a cop? (Flash that badge)... The cop has a history with the dealer/still has romantic feelings for her, and would like to get together with her, both because he likes her, and because he wants to help her out (I think the "love you like the New South" is also a reference to this... given the reformative connotation of "New South").
I really like the part that starts with "Oh, on the day that I flash that badge..." and ending with "someone's got to steer this ship."
Hmm.. I'm a little hesitant to post my opinion, because it seems like there are some real jerks posting on this song... Anywho...
My interpretation is that two old friends have kind of divergent life paths... one of them is into (dealing, I think) LSD, the other seems to be a cop? (Flash that badge)... The cop has a history with the dealer/still has romantic feelings for her, and would like to get together with her, both because he likes her, and because he wants to help her out (I think the "love you like the New South" is also a reference to this... given the reformative connotation of "New South").
I really like the part that starts with "Oh, on the day that I flash that badge..." and ending with "someone's got to steer this ship."