I always thought this song was about feelings of isolation; that the writer feels like a pedestrian walking among the motorists around him, but that he's okay with that: 'Where I go, I go alone, as long as I am taking my time.'
I also believed it was about suicide and deciding to leave on one's own terms, as I heard later lyrics to be 'I don't have answer to be specific, but I'll give you the reason - the reason is true: I did my time, and now it's time to go.'
I've since understood that this was a mishear (or mondegreen) but, all the same, I drew great comfort from the words I thought to be correct when someone dear to me made that decision. For that I am eternally thankful.
I always thought this song was about feelings of isolation; that the writer feels like a pedestrian walking among the motorists around him, but that he's okay with that: 'Where I go, I go alone, as long as I am taking my time.'
I also believed it was about suicide and deciding to leave on one's own terms, as I heard later lyrics to be 'I don't have answer to be specific, but I'll give you the reason - the reason is true: I did my time, and now it's time to go.'
I've since understood that this was a mishear (or mondegreen) but, all the same, I drew great comfort from the words I thought to be correct when someone dear to me made that decision. For that I am eternally thankful.