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Originally posted by mardigras
Are you kidding? That is one of the most depressing songs ever. A man ignores his kid all his life then finds out his son is "just like me" so instead of doing something about it he just goes into another chorus. It's a themesong for all the deadbeat dads the last 2 generations, bah!
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Exactly. It's raw. It's real. If you see it, maybe you will break the pattern. The guy was a friggin genius the way he told stories. Dreams Go By and Better Place to Be and Taxi are some of the most amazing stories ever told in song. So much wisdom implied.