Lyric discussion by chicagoan 

Cover art for Laredo lyrics by Band of Horses

All you have to do is look at Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laredo_%28song%29 . When Bridwell wrote this song, he was in Minneapolis and was lonely. Hence the Jenner Lake reference.

If you were stuck alone somewhere and lonely, wouldn't you possibly want to go somewhere, either to be around people, or just to get away...?

There are definitely suicidal sounding statements in here, but I guess they're figurative?

I thought it was "Jammer Lake"? I've been there. But yeah great song and nails that angsty,loneliness and isolation that peeps feel from time to time.