This song contrasts Ramona, a desert town in the middle of nowhere in San Diego county, and Moraga, a yuppie suburb between Berkeley and Walnut Creek.
But the point isn't to complain about those two towns in particular. Those happen to be where Smith and Dan grew up, but no matter where you grow up, you have to transcend it. It doesn't matter whether you become just another desert redneck or just another Bay Area yuppie; what matters is that you not become just another anything. It's up to you to find—and help build—the community you represent, rather than letting yourself represent the community you were born into.
This song contrasts Ramona, a desert town in the middle of nowhere in San Diego county, and Moraga, a yuppie suburb between Berkeley and Walnut Creek.
But the point isn't to complain about those two towns in particular. Those happen to be where Smith and Dan grew up, but no matter where you grow up, you have to transcend it. It doesn't matter whether you become just another desert redneck or just another Bay Area yuppie; what matters is that you not become just another anything. It's up to you to find—and help build—the community you represent, rather than letting yourself represent the community you were born into.