A Higher Place Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sbryant31 

Cover art for A Higher Place lyrics by Tom Petty

This could be interpreted as a metaphor for alcoholics anonymous. He's talking about getting to a higher place (aa meeting) if you want to survive.

"gotta leave by nine" not night find somewhere thats dry = not drunk "Gotta run like we've never run" - what AA requires ("into action")

"If we cant find somebody who can help somebody might be nobody no more"

  • AA requires you to help people or you will die/relapse

"I fool myself and I dont know why, thought we could ride this out" typical talk of an alcoholic "I was up all night making up my mind but now I got my doubts" - last minute indecision whether or not to go to the higher place or not (AA)

"Ive got my eye on the water line try to keep my sense of humor" - important part of sobriety. They say "we are not a glum lot"

"we gotta get to a higher place if we want to survive" - unity being the premise of AA.

"Yeah, when I add up what I've left behind I don't want to lose no more"

  • this is called reaching rock bottom.

Songs about how tom needed to get to a meeting. but you knew that right?


if you needed a sign this it.

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