Ironbound/Fancy Poultry Lyrics

Lyric discussion by hiacynt 

Cover art for Ironbound/Fancy Poultry lyrics by Suzanne Vega

It's funny, cause I always felt a strong associations with military or prison i the lyrics. That her fiance is in prison or military, anyway, somehow absent. And that his body is a cheap cannon fodder. But now, when I read other comments, it seems like the mariage itself could give that prison, trap sensations. Still wondering