The meaning of this song is obvious; she is shopping for a house in the suburbs after living in the city for too long (she's gonna save money by making her own coffe because there aren't so many coffee shops out in the suburbs). It becomes an existential experience. She ends up wondering about the previous occupant of the home, an old lady who died there, and maybe her son was killed in Vietnam, and somebody with a half a million dollars will probably just come along and demolish the house anyway.
The meaning of this song is obvious; she is shopping for a house in the suburbs after living in the city for too long (she's gonna save money by making her own coffe because there aren't so many coffee shops out in the suburbs). It becomes an existential experience. She ends up wondering about the previous occupant of the home, an old lady who died there, and maybe her son was killed in Vietnam, and somebody with a half a million dollars will probably just come along and demolish the house anyway.