For a very long time I was convinced that this "Homeboy" was someone very close to him. Either a brother or a great friend. With the detail Eric knows about the man's actions- pushing mama around, cussing out daddy, heading out to Uncle Joe's farm- it seems only logical that he knows this person pretty well. The more I thought about it I think it may actually be referring to himself. Although this would be quite an abstract way to think of it two lines made me believe this "We both know who you are" and then the final lines of "Mama's going grey and so is Daddy's mind'. I think that perhaps him as a rebel at the time was viewed as rebellious and he's just using a metaphor to compare the two by calling himself "Homeboy". Having said that, these lines would also make sense if it was a brother who needed to come home to his parents before they pass "Can't hold back the hands of time".
Either way, great tune from a great writer in Eric Church.
For a very long time I was convinced that this "Homeboy" was someone very close to him. Either a brother or a great friend. With the detail Eric knows about the man's actions- pushing mama around, cussing out daddy, heading out to Uncle Joe's farm- it seems only logical that he knows this person pretty well. The more I thought about it I think it may actually be referring to himself. Although this would be quite an abstract way to think of it two lines made me believe this "We both know who you are" and then the final lines of "Mama's going grey and so is Daddy's mind'. I think that perhaps him as a rebel at the time was viewed as rebellious and he's just using a metaphor to compare the two by calling himself "Homeboy". Having said that, these lines would also make sense if it was a brother who needed to come home to his parents before they pass "Can't hold back the hands of time". Either way, great tune from a great writer in Eric Church.