YAY!!!!First comment!! though it's the saddest, simplest song on the cd, I absolutely love it. It's so poignant. however, I was just wondering, is his father the dad in the song or is his dad the "me" and the "I"?
The "I" and "me" in the song is Mat's father. Mat was born in Oregon, not Rochester. And he's also too young to have been in Vietnam. So the bookie in the first verse must be Mat's grandfather, Timmy must be Mat's uncle, and Benjamin must be Mat's brother.
The "I" and "me" in the song is Mat's father. Mat was born in Oregon, not Rochester. And he's also too young to have been in Vietnam. So the bookie in the first verse must be Mat's grandfather, Timmy must be Mat's uncle, and Benjamin must be Mat's brother.
YAY!!!!First comment!! though it's the saddest, simplest song on the cd, I absolutely love it. It's so poignant. however, I was just wondering, is his father the dad in the song or is his dad the "me" and the "I"?
The "I" and "me" in the song is Mat's father. Mat was born in Oregon, not Rochester. And he's also too young to have been in Vietnam. So the bookie in the first verse must be Mat's grandfather, Timmy must be Mat's uncle, and Benjamin must be Mat's brother.
The "I" and "me" in the song is Mat's father. Mat was born in Oregon, not Rochester. And he's also too young to have been in Vietnam. So the bookie in the first verse must be Mat's grandfather, Timmy must be Mat's uncle, and Benjamin must be Mat's brother.