@Nuschler: Just to clarify, I didn't say his choices were gentle, I said that Chapin was reflecting gently on his choices. Not: "I really fucked up!", but rather: "ahh...hmm...if it had only been different..."
Also, I differ with your deterministic view that if you're gettin' high while driving a cab, you've hit the end of the line; could be just a stop before getting it together...who knows?
But yeah, now that you point it out, there is that element of "wrong dude" when looking objectively at his situation. That makes the song even more bittersweet to me, because he's sort of in denial about himself, isn't he?
@Nuschler: Just to clarify, I didn't say his choices were gentle, I said that Chapin was reflecting gently on his choices. Not: "I really fucked up!", but rather: "ahh...hmm...if it had only been different..."
Also, I differ with your deterministic view that if you're gettin' high while driving a cab, you've hit the end of the line; could be just a stop before getting it together...who knows?
But yeah, now that you point it out, there is that element of "wrong dude" when looking objectively at his situation. That makes the song even more bittersweet to me, because he's sort of in denial about himself, isn't he?