I think it's unnecessary to read much into this song. I think, like so many Iron & Wine songs, it's just a lovely vignette about a man who loves woman and credits her with the path of his life diverging from that of his family.
1 There is an historic prison on route 41 (Marquette Branch Prison) and I'm sure there are many, many other prisons along this road which stretches out 2000 miles.
2 Route 41 doesn't go anywhere near Virginia and didn't exist until 1926, long after slavery was abolished.
2 Sam Beam lived in Florida for a period of time which would have made him very familiar with historic Route 41 which runs from The Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida .
I think it's unnecessary to read much into this song. I think, like so many Iron & Wine songs, it's just a lovely vignette about a man who loves woman and credits her with the path of his life diverging from that of his family.
1 There is an historic prison on route 41 (Marquette Branch Prison) and I'm sure there are many, many other prisons along this road which stretches out 2000 miles.
2 Route 41 doesn't go anywhere near Virginia and didn't exist until 1926, long after slavery was abolished.
2 Sam Beam lived in Florida for a period of time which would have made him very familiar with historic Route 41 which runs from The Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida .