This IS an awesome song, thanks for posting lyrics, Humbert!!! But, I think it's "poor man smiling 'cause he knows he ain't blind".... I'm not sure, the captioning said "blind" and it sorta looks like he's saying it. Oh well, not that important. Anyway, I love the video for this song, it reflects the lyrics really well. I think Sam Roberts wrote this when he was thinking about how you can work so hard to get no where, and it doesn't matter if you cheat or do the wrong thing because even if you do the right thing life will just pass you by. The people in society who are on the top (the rich, the tough) always seem so much better off, but the rest of the world can see through it. And all the while, nothing means anything, there's nothing there, no reason for anything. "Someone else telling you what you're living for,
been knocking you down, now you're looking for more." That line really pumps me up, and makes me motivated to prove to everyone who's judged me wrong. But then it goes on to say "All sudden you hear is a closing door,
been looking for peace but they're bringing you war." And the door just closed in my face and I'm right back where I began. Life is a hopeless case. Why bother trying? (That is just my take.)
This IS an awesome song, thanks for posting lyrics, Humbert!!! But, I think it's "poor man smiling 'cause he knows he ain't blind".... I'm not sure, the captioning said "blind" and it sorta looks like he's saying it. Oh well, not that important. Anyway, I love the video for this song, it reflects the lyrics really well. I think Sam Roberts wrote this when he was thinking about how you can work so hard to get no where, and it doesn't matter if you cheat or do the wrong thing because even if you do the right thing life will just pass you by. The people in society who are on the top (the rich, the tough) always seem so much better off, but the rest of the world can see through it. And all the while, nothing means anything, there's nothing there, no reason for anything. "Someone else telling you what you're living for, been knocking you down, now you're looking for more." That line really pumps me up, and makes me motivated to prove to everyone who's judged me wrong. But then it goes on to say "All sudden you hear is a closing door, been looking for peace but they're bringing you war." And the door just closed in my face and I'm right back where I began. Life is a hopeless case. Why bother trying? (That is just my take.)