Beautiful song and reminds us why Lightfoot is a master at poetic verse.
The song like all poetry can mean many things to many people. but I think its simply about the loss of a child and the suffering of a family torn by gambling and greed. The sadness of a single mother raising a child in poverty and the juxtaposition of the holidays (Christmas) where family is so important shows us that often times we forget what's important. But it is also a tragedy when we learn the father is in jail for trying to provide for his child. leaving the mother to cope. Tragic songs like this are so powerful when they involve children because they remind us that often they are the innocent victims of society.
In the age of greed we live in today where so many are living in poverty while a minority seem to be making more and more money, its important for all of us to remember that the poor and our children are all of God's children and its up to the rich and all of us to care for them.
Beautiful song and reminds us why Lightfoot is a master at poetic verse.
The song like all poetry can mean many things to many people. but I think its simply about the loss of a child and the suffering of a family torn by gambling and greed. The sadness of a single mother raising a child in poverty and the juxtaposition of the holidays (Christmas) where family is so important shows us that often times we forget what's important. But it is also a tragedy when we learn the father is in jail for trying to provide for his child. leaving the mother to cope. Tragic songs like this are so powerful when they involve children because they remind us that often they are the innocent victims of society.
In the age of greed we live in today where so many are living in poverty while a minority seem to be making more and more money, its important for all of us to remember that the poor and our children are all of God's children and its up to the rich and all of us to care for them.