This is not a song about addiction or adultery. It's a about a much more common road we all travel down, thinking there is something "perfect" and attainable out there. Those ideals lead to disappointments in life. He wakes up out of this false dream world and its futile pursuits and sees something wonderful waiting for him,(personified by his wife). He realizes the folly of chasing after these unattainable perfections and at the same time realizes how truly precious of a life he already has. He is awake and ready to begin looking at things this way. Sad, sweet, and very romantic....how a good life really is!
I agree with the Mattin's "common road traveled " mentality as opposed to the more cliche addiction and adultery meaning most commonly associated with the Pop country music genre. It is deeper and has more of a Folk music feel to it. This is the whole reason I was drawn to the group and the music in the first place. My life is more commonly associated with daily epiphanies like this rather than addiction or adultery anyway, especially living in this modern world. A world full of distractions and information. A world where hours and...
I agree with the Mattin's "common road traveled " mentality as opposed to the more cliche addiction and adultery meaning most commonly associated with the Pop country music genre. It is deeper and has more of a Folk music feel to it. This is the whole reason I was drawn to the group and the music in the first place. My life is more commonly associated with daily epiphanies like this rather than addiction or adultery anyway, especially living in this modern world. A world full of distractions and information. A world where hours and hours can be spent basically doing trivial and meaningless things. And then, to wake up and see the person closest to him before him, as if for the first time, is a fresh beginning. A beginning that we can be reminded of and experience daily. The most meaningful phrase to me "I'm rested and ready to begin." This implies that one needs to get away for a minute to reflect, calm the mind, meditate and re-direct from the unattainable. Re-charge the batteries. Peace comes from this. Some choose meditation, some seek through prayer. In this case, close ones motivate. Good advice and much more meaningful than your average song.
@MattInAustin - I have listened to this song hundreds of times... I’ve always thought it was about addiction... but that also felt off. The lyrics don’t fit across the board. This interpretation makes much more sense. Thank you!
@MattInAustin - I have listened to this song hundreds of times... I’ve always thought it was about addiction... but that also felt off. The lyrics don’t fit across the board. This interpretation makes much more sense. Thank you!
This is not a song about addiction or adultery. It's a about a much more common road we all travel down, thinking there is something "perfect" and attainable out there. Those ideals lead to disappointments in life. He wakes up out of this false dream world and its futile pursuits and sees something wonderful waiting for him,(personified by his wife). He realizes the folly of chasing after these unattainable perfections and at the same time realizes how truly precious of a life he already has. He is awake and ready to begin looking at things this way. Sad, sweet, and very romantic....how a good life really is!
I agree with the Mattin's "common road traveled " mentality as opposed to the more cliche addiction and adultery meaning most commonly associated with the Pop country music genre. It is deeper and has more of a Folk music feel to it. This is the whole reason I was drawn to the group and the music in the first place. My life is more commonly associated with daily epiphanies like this rather than addiction or adultery anyway, especially living in this modern world. A world full of distractions and information. A world where hours and...
I agree with the Mattin's "common road traveled " mentality as opposed to the more cliche addiction and adultery meaning most commonly associated with the Pop country music genre. It is deeper and has more of a Folk music feel to it. This is the whole reason I was drawn to the group and the music in the first place. My life is more commonly associated with daily epiphanies like this rather than addiction or adultery anyway, especially living in this modern world. A world full of distractions and information. A world where hours and hours can be spent basically doing trivial and meaningless things. And then, to wake up and see the person closest to him before him, as if for the first time, is a fresh beginning. A beginning that we can be reminded of and experience daily. The most meaningful phrase to me "I'm rested and ready to begin." This implies that one needs to get away for a minute to reflect, calm the mind, meditate and re-direct from the unattainable. Re-charge the batteries. Peace comes from this. Some choose meditation, some seek through prayer. In this case, close ones motivate. Good advice and much more meaningful than your average song.
@MattInAustin - I have listened to this song hundreds of times... I’ve always thought it was about addiction... but that also felt off. The lyrics don’t fit across the board. This interpretation makes much more sense. Thank you!
@MattInAustin - I have listened to this song hundreds of times... I’ve always thought it was about addiction... but that also felt off. The lyrics don’t fit across the board. This interpretation makes much more sense. Thank you!