Anyone else who thinks that the "young man lying by the side of the road" might be the protagonist of 'Drive all night'? Drive all night is right prior to this song on the River album (these are the two last songs on that album). Furthermore there is the resemblance of the "drizzling rain". And the protagonist on drive all night who would drive "through the wind, through the rain." And of course the girl he wants to drive to, and the "girlfriend or a young wife" in this song.
If you look at it that way this song gives 'Drive all night' a very sad twist. I personally believe it is no coincidence that 'Wreck on the Highway' is following 'Drive all night'. I just think it is another sign of Springsteen brilliance, to see that there are multiple layers in an album and that there are connections and relations between songs. Of course you could also interpret them seperately, but for me, this turns the hope and love on Drive all Night to some sort of inevitable failure.
Anyone else who thinks that the "young man lying by the side of the road" might be the protagonist of 'Drive all night'? Drive all night is right prior to this song on the River album (these are the two last songs on that album). Furthermore there is the resemblance of the "drizzling rain". And the protagonist on drive all night who would drive "through the wind, through the rain." And of course the girl he wants to drive to, and the "girlfriend or a young wife" in this song.
If you look at it that way this song gives 'Drive all night' a very sad twist. I personally believe it is no coincidence that 'Wreck on the Highway' is following 'Drive all night'. I just think it is another sign of Springsteen brilliance, to see that there are multiple layers in an album and that there are connections and relations between songs. Of course you could also interpret them seperately, but for me, this turns the hope and love on Drive all Night to some sort of inevitable failure.
(besides that, this is a great song on its own!)