Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town Lyrics

Lyric discussion by angele777 

Cover art for Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town lyrics by Pearl Jam

this totally happened at my counter at work when my dad who was in and out of my life came to visit me..and my mom walked in also coming to visit me n he moved outta the way to make way for my customer and she began to talk to me about whatever and then noticed this man she thought was a customer looking at her and all she could do was stop talking then say ohhh bart.. she finally realized it was her ex husband..i think he saw her first for she was talking animated just like herself whereas he was quiet off to the side so it took her a moment to shut up n realize lol funny to hear this song n think of my parents going thru the storyline in front of me.. they are deceased now.. my mom fought cancer for four years.. she found out my dad died and died six mos later.. as if theyd been married not divorced all those 40something years.. 2020 the year i turned 50.. now im the old lady..no longer at a counter but also with hearts and thoughts that fade.. fade away..

@angele777 wow. That’s amazing. I thought the elderly lady was the singer’s estranged mother who abandoned him as a young child