Lyric discussion by catmet 

This song is directed to Kris' mother who disowned him when Kris ditched the being a Captain in the Army, the teaching English gig at US Military Academy {West Point} and what ended up to be his family in lieu of going to Nashville and landing a job as a janitor at Columbia records while chasing his dream of being a songwriter.

Kris' dad, Lars, it should be mentioned, was a retired Major General {2-Star General} and giving everything all up to chase, in her mind, a pipe dream was more than his mom could bear.

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