tsreyb... I, too, feel it's a strange wording but I came up with this:
To "lend" is an expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned. This relates to The Golden Rule where our (presumably kind) actions toward others are similarly returned.
So, I'd say the speaker in the song is asking Alfie why "the strong" would help the weak if there is nothing valuable the weak can provide in return.
Hi! i think it means lend on the basis or strength of the Golden Rule of "Do unto others etc." Another rule of life, not so famous or sacred-sounding but golden nevertheless, is "What goes around, comes around." So, Alfie: it's not a sign of weakness to be kind and neighborly; it's thoroughly human. Giving is one of the secrets of life. (Sorry if this all sounds preachy.)
Hi! i think it means lend on the basis or strength of the Golden Rule of "Do unto others etc." Another rule of life, not so famous or sacred-sounding but golden nevertheless, is "What goes around, comes around." So, Alfie: it's not a sign of weakness to be kind and neighborly; it's thoroughly human. Giving is one of the secrets of life. (Sorry if this all sounds preachy.)
I recently listened to NPR and I think the interview was with Greg Kurstin. It was implied that the singer was a womanizer. From that I deduced that to "lend on an old golden rule" implies that fidelity can be loosely interpreted as long as love is implied in the encounters.
I recently listened to NPR and I think the interview was with Greg Kurstin. It was implied that the singer was a womanizer. From that I deduced that to "lend on an old golden rule" implies that fidelity can be loosely interpreted as long as love is implied in the encounters.
tsreyb... I, too, feel it's a strange wording but I came up with this:
To "lend" is an expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned. This relates to The Golden Rule where our (presumably kind) actions toward others are similarly returned.
So, I'd say the speaker in the song is asking Alfie why "the strong" would help the weak if there is nothing valuable the weak can provide in return.
Hi! i think it means lend on the basis or strength of the Golden Rule of "Do unto others etc." Another rule of life, not so famous or sacred-sounding but golden nevertheless, is "What goes around, comes around." So, Alfie: it's not a sign of weakness to be kind and neighborly; it's thoroughly human. Giving is one of the secrets of life. (Sorry if this all sounds preachy.)
Hi! i think it means lend on the basis or strength of the Golden Rule of "Do unto others etc." Another rule of life, not so famous or sacred-sounding but golden nevertheless, is "What goes around, comes around." So, Alfie: it's not a sign of weakness to be kind and neighborly; it's thoroughly human. Giving is one of the secrets of life. (Sorry if this all sounds preachy.)
I recently listened to NPR and I think the interview was with Greg Kurstin. It was implied that the singer was a womanizer. From that I deduced that to "lend on an old golden rule" implies that fidelity can be loosely interpreted as long as love is implied in the encounters.
I recently listened to NPR and I think the interview was with Greg Kurstin. It was implied that the singer was a womanizer. From that I deduced that to "lend on an old golden rule" implies that fidelity can be loosely interpreted as long as love is implied in the encounters.