"See this ancient riverbed
See where all our follies are led
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
I was just some towhead teen
Feeling 'round for fingers to get in between
Down by the water and down by the old main drag"
Pretty simple to me. This is about getting drunk down by the river.
He's a teen so they have to sneak around. Trying to get "fingers" of booze however he can. Also could be about trying to pick up a girl to give him a handy. Or just trying to get a job to make some money, as the normal work just isn't available like it once was.
The rest of the song seems to be about his frustration with trying to "fill his cup" - again, trying to get a job, money, booze, but with the influx of tourists, this makes it more difficult for him. Things are broken, but he would bear it just to have the normal life of the town. Obviously there are things he used to do that he can't do during the summertime. Even the tourists are "rolling" down his usual spots.
"See this ancient riverbed See where all our follies are led Down by the water and down by the old main drag
I was just some towhead teen Feeling 'round for fingers to get in between Down by the water and down by the old main drag"
Pretty simple to me. This is about getting drunk down by the river.
He's a teen so they have to sneak around. Trying to get "fingers" of booze however he can. Also could be about trying to pick up a girl to give him a handy. Or just trying to get a job to make some money, as the normal work just isn't available like it once was.
The rest of the song seems to be about his frustration with trying to "fill his cup" - again, trying to get a job, money, booze, but with the influx of tourists, this makes it more difficult for him. Things are broken, but he would bear it just to have the normal life of the town. Obviously there are things he used to do that he can't do during the summertime. Even the tourists are "rolling" down his usual spots.
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