I always felt the song was about spreading his ashes in Lake Charles (now your soul's in Lake Charles...). I did find the story behind this. There was no car crash. The song us about a former boyfriend, Clyde, who died from alcoholism. Here's the article written by a friend who was at his bedside: https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1998-10-23/520480/
I always felt the song was about spreading his ashes in Lake Charles (now your soul's in Lake Charles...). I did find the story behind this. There was no car crash. The song us about a former boyfriend, Clyde, who died from alcoholism. Here's the article written by a friend who was at his bedside: https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1998-10-23/520480/