Having grown up in a small town this song kills me.
I think this song is about a young adult that maybe went to college, or left home after high school. No matter how much they try to get away, they still end up thinking about home and eventually end up coming back. I feel like the speaker is trying to rationalize leaving by saying they are young and need to experience adventures, but others in town are saying that there's no rush to leave home, and that people out in the world aren't nice like the folks they grew up with and know.
The final plea, "how can I leave without hurting everyone that made me?" is so tragic. They can't experience personal growth in the small confines of their town, but they know if they try and move on, they are upsetting and letting down all the people that have helped shaped them in their life. It's just so beautiful to see Regina write this story of all the feelings of growing up and moving on from their unimportant little town existence. I can completely relate.
Having grown up in a small town this song kills me.
I think this song is about a young adult that maybe went to college, or left home after high school. No matter how much they try to get away, they still end up thinking about home and eventually end up coming back. I feel like the speaker is trying to rationalize leaving by saying they are young and need to experience adventures, but others in town are saying that there's no rush to leave home, and that people out in the world aren't nice like the folks they grew up with and know.
The final plea, "how can I leave without hurting everyone that made me?" is so tragic. They can't experience personal growth in the small confines of their town, but they know if they try and move on, they are upsetting and letting down all the people that have helped shaped them in their life. It's just so beautiful to see Regina write this story of all the feelings of growing up and moving on from their unimportant little town existence. I can completely relate.