Hey i'll be the first to comment on this Great song.
To me it's about wanting to get away from all the crap in the world (war, children starving etc) and dreaming about standing on the moon and being happy to be away from all the garbage. Then the singer realizes that the person he loves is still on earth, and despite all the uglieness of the world, he wants to be back there (despite the lovely view of heaven) because that is where the person he loves is. it's sort of a hidden love song.
Just another example of why the man is one of the best at what he does, Robert Hunter only gets better with age ... like a fine wine.
Hey i'll be the first to comment on this Great song.
To me it's about wanting to get away from all the crap in the world (war, children starving etc) and dreaming about standing on the moon and being happy to be away from all the garbage. Then the singer realizes that the person he loves is still on earth, and despite all the uglieness of the world, he wants to be back there (despite the lovely view of heaven) because that is where the person he loves is. it's sort of a hidden love song.
Just another example of why the man is one of the best at what he does, Robert Hunter only gets better with age ... like a fine wine.