New South Wales Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bkabbott 

Cover art for New South Wales lyrics by Jason Isbell

OK so this is the conclusion I came to on a google plus conversation.

When interpreting lyrics there is a literal and abstract meaning. I don't even know what the literal and abstract meaning is because it's complex.

It's definitely about him going there doing drugs but there's too many references to the colonization of New South Wales.

If you listen to the pronunciations and especially the fiddle his wife plays it's not Irish but it kind of has celtic elements. They don't spell it out for you. No wonder the critics spooged over this album.

I went to Alabama and we loved him. He's just cool. But he is so talented.

Good for Jason I don't see Dirks Bentley writing songs like this.