Yeah, the song is straightforward, but it's still very emotional. It encapsulates a lot of small-town thinking: 'that boy ain't gonna amount to nothing', and the drive it gives some people to prove them wrong. Ronnie chafed against the strictures of his home town - apparently he was always in trouble - and it's safe to guess he left town with a big chip on his shoulder: 'I'll show those hicks'. This song captures it so perfectly - and the heartbreak of coming home to... nobody. He asks 'was it worth it'? The emotion is palpable.
Great song, one of the deep cuts that's rarely mentioned, but is just as good as, maybe better, than SHA or Simple Man.
c.
Yeah, the song is straightforward, but it's still very emotional. It encapsulates a lot of small-town thinking: 'that boy ain't gonna amount to nothing', and the drive it gives some people to prove them wrong. Ronnie chafed against the strictures of his home town - apparently he was always in trouble - and it's safe to guess he left town with a big chip on his shoulder: 'I'll show those hicks'. This song captures it so perfectly - and the heartbreak of coming home to... nobody. He asks 'was it worth it'? The emotion is palpable.
Great song, one of the deep cuts that's rarely mentioned, but is just as good as, maybe better, than SHA or Simple Man. c.