This is a beautiful song about realizing you've hit rock bottom and reflecting on the road that got you there in the first place. Maybe it was bad decisions...maybe something devastating happened. But if you stop focusing on all the wrong things, and take a hold of something real, you can pick yourself back up and climb the hill to a better place. So you roll down the low road until you really can't get any lower, and make the climb the high hill to the top. After the climb, it's amazing how clearly you'll see things. The old man in the song represents someone who has been there. Eventually, we've all been there. He represents a friend who meets her while she's at the bottom of the low road, as a voice of encouragement to say, "Little girl, I understand." As in, he's been there before, and there is new light at the top of the hill. It's a high hill to climb before you get to the top, but when you find your way, things will be better than before.
Having been through a rough patch in my life, I can't tell you how much this song has saved me.
This is a beautiful song about realizing you've hit rock bottom and reflecting on the road that got you there in the first place. Maybe it was bad decisions...maybe something devastating happened. But if you stop focusing on all the wrong things, and take a hold of something real, you can pick yourself back up and climb the hill to a better place. So you roll down the low road until you really can't get any lower, and make the climb the high hill to the top. After the climb, it's amazing how clearly you'll see things. The old man in the song represents someone who has been there. Eventually, we've all been there. He represents a friend who meets her while she's at the bottom of the low road, as a voice of encouragement to say, "Little girl, I understand." As in, he's been there before, and there is new light at the top of the hill. It's a high hill to climb before you get to the top, but when you find your way, things will be better than before.
Having been through a rough patch in my life, I can't tell you how much this song has saved me.