Obviously this song extends past simply Washington DC, its a commentary on what people truly find important and makes life worth living, he virtually wrote a whole album about this..
Theres so much beauty in the world but none of it could ever come close to the internal beauty someone can invoke in you
My favorite part "It ain't no famous name on a golden plaque
That makes me ride that railroad track
It's my baby's kiss that keeps me coming back"
Really nails down a metaphor of life (by the train) being much more driven by love/emotions (my baby's kiss) instead of names on a plaque (knowledge/fame/etc), at least in most people.
Look up the surrogate mother experiment with monkeys
Honestly an extremely beautiful song, whereas you might see sarcasm in the listing of accolades I see immense beauty, the contrast emphasizes the pure power of love, a universe and eternal force driving humans to jump on a damn train
Obviously this song extends past simply Washington DC, its a commentary on what people truly find important and makes life worth living, he virtually wrote a whole album about this..
Theres so much beauty in the world but none of it could ever come close to the internal beauty someone can invoke in you
My favorite part "It ain't no famous name on a golden plaque That makes me ride that railroad track It's my baby's kiss that keeps me coming back"
Really nails down a metaphor of life (by the train) being much more driven by love/emotions (my baby's kiss) instead of names on a plaque (knowledge/fame/etc), at least in most people.
Look up the surrogate mother experiment with monkeys
Honestly an extremely beautiful song, whereas you might see sarcasm in the listing of accolades I see immense beauty, the contrast emphasizes the pure power of love, a universe and eternal force driving humans to jump on a damn train