Back in the Day

"I walked across an empty land" Is a metaphor for him being unhappy and lonely

"I knew the pathway like the back of my hand" and he's used to being unhappy

"I felt the earth beneath my feet" Unhappiness is the reality for him

"Sat by the river, and it made me complete" he's watching someone he love but believe he will hurt them....so keeping a distance make him feel like he is doing the right thing or complete.

"Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? I'm getting old, and...

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This shit is gross.

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I have got to say, alot of you speak so strongly and as if you are the only one allowed to find meaning out of something. Or to shorten it “You speak like someone who has never been smacked in the fuckin’ mouth” don’t worry, however, as I know of a remedy for that problem…

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This song is awesome

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The vocalist loves another person but cannot stay with them because of the vocalist's recurring depression, which pushes the vocalist, almost against their will, to move on to the next place, in an recurring and futile attempt to avoid figurative clouds, representing in this case undesirable and, so far, inexorable negative thought patterns in the vocalist's mind. It's a very sad and beautiful song; it nails bittersweet to a T.

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Sadness
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Could be. I never saw him perform this at any of the concerts I attended, but I’ve always loved this song. I saw a show a couple of years before he died where he said that all of his repertoire is kind of like a joke and he hopes that his fans get the punchline before it’s all said and done. He’s told so many stories about so many songs and often there are multiple stories to every song. I just never heard one for this. I knew he was friends with Jimmy Buffett but he sings about several Jimmys…...

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depressing and soothing at the same time, very-very beautiful

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So I thumbed it to 90610 LA

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Travel
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