I always took this song as his brother had taken off, and gotten involved in bad stuff in the city, and this is Eric's way of reaching him to just please come home, before his parents pass, and he can't forgive himself. Or worse...
Overall, its a great song, i love how he uses "homeboy" to describe this character as a fake thug, and then uses it in the same chorus to say the statement "Come on home boy."
If you watch the video, you can see Eric take off his hat and glasses as the first thing he does, with and eerie look of truth and sadness in his face. You can really tell this ones from the heart. 8 million views on that video, but i think it was only made for one person, makes you wonder, has "homeboy" seen it?
@ninetyone91 To me it exemplifies my little brother. He was white but always acted black. He grew up an joined the Army and married a black woman and had twin boys. (Whom I love dearly) But he seems to have forgot his roots. He needs to get in touch with those roots and get back to the simple life and get out of the trouble that his choices have created come home Brother and let's grab a beer and go fishing!
@ninetyone91 To me it exemplifies my little brother. He was white but always acted black. He grew up an joined the Army and married a black woman and had twin boys. (Whom I love dearly) But he seems to have forgot his roots. He needs to get in touch with those roots and get back to the simple life and get out of the trouble that his choices have created come home Brother and let's grab a beer and go fishing!
I always took this song as his brother had taken off, and gotten involved in bad stuff in the city, and this is Eric's way of reaching him to just please come home, before his parents pass, and he can't forgive himself. Or worse...
Overall, its a great song, i love how he uses "homeboy" to describe this character as a fake thug, and then uses it in the same chorus to say the statement "Come on home boy."
If you watch the video, you can see Eric take off his hat and glasses as the first thing he does, with and eerie look of truth and sadness in his face. You can really tell this ones from the heart. 8 million views on that video, but i think it was only made for one person, makes you wonder, has "homeboy" seen it?
@ninetyone91 To me it exemplifies my little brother. He was white but always acted black. He grew up an joined the Army and married a black woman and had twin boys. (Whom I love dearly) But he seems to have forgot his roots. He needs to get in touch with those roots and get back to the simple life and get out of the trouble that his choices have created come home Brother and let's grab a beer and go fishing!
@ninetyone91 To me it exemplifies my little brother. He was white but always acted black. He grew up an joined the Army and married a black woman and had twin boys. (Whom I love dearly) But he seems to have forgot his roots. He needs to get in touch with those roots and get back to the simple life and get out of the trouble that his choices have created come home Brother and let's grab a beer and go fishing!