This song was written by Steve Harris (lyrics, I assume) and Dave Murray of Iron Maiden, not "Ian Hunter" as listed here (unless there was some copyright infringement I don't know about).
This song is about the same thing as "Age of Innocence" from about a decade later - a mixture of nostalgia for a simpler time and frustration at the leniency of the law on criminals.
My observations - The nostalgia is probably somewhat inaccurate, like most nostalgia. (Remember all those songs and album/single covers from Iron Maiden's early days? Those seemed to show a world with criminal danger). The frustration of leniency on criminals is a common observation of the aging, now-parent, person - although it may seem a little ironic coming from a "dangerous, heavy metal band!"
This song was written by Steve Harris (lyrics, I assume) and Dave Murray of Iron Maiden, not "Ian Hunter" as listed here (unless there was some copyright infringement I don't know about).
This song is about the same thing as "Age of Innocence" from about a decade later - a mixture of nostalgia for a simpler time and frustration at the leniency of the law on criminals.
My observations - The nostalgia is probably somewhat inaccurate, like most nostalgia. (Remember all those songs and album/single covers from Iron Maiden's early days? Those seemed to show a world with criminal danger). The frustration of leniency on criminals is a common observation of the aging, now-parent, person - although it may seem a little ironic coming from a "dangerous, heavy metal band!"