Flexible Flyer Lyrics

Lyric discussion by elwyn5150 

Cover art for Flexible Flyer lyrics by Hüsker Dü

For a long time I didn't know a Flexible Flyer was a sled. (I'm from Australia and we don't get snow at winter except on the highest mountains, which are a trip away from the cities).

This is one of my beautiful, gentle Grant Hart songs.

Does anyone think this song is referring to the sled Rosebud and the hoarder Citizen Kane with the verse:

Times, places and situations Lead to an early grave When we get there we see Just what did we save?