it's about joyriding...or just having fun...here's my in-depth analysis
in the first verse, he is telling somebody that there's a place up ahead to which he is running as fast as he can...we know he is running as fast as he can as the line "just as fast as my feet can fly" is a metaphor; literally it would mean: my feet are moving really fast and i will not go slower than as fast as they can move...at the end of the verse he invites the listener to come along and "leave this sinkin' ship behind"
AHA! could this be draft-dodgers fleeing to canada? california is kinda arc-shaped; is going "around the bend" goin up around the coast into a different country?
REFRAIN: here he is saying the "rising wind" of the war is becoming to much to handle and it's time to get out
the second verse starts off all about having fun, but the second line reveals that u gotta get out before it's too late: before u get drafted..."the end of the highway" represents the canadian border, which is where the glamour of california/the US turns into Canadian wilderness, "where the neons turn to wood"
the next-to-last verse states that, with newfound freedom, they can "ponder perpetual motion," enjoy the "crystal day," talk to each other about everything (as now there they don't hav to worry about others not being sympathetic to their anti-war views)...
the last verse once again refers to "the end of the highway" where they'll "meet by the big red tree," which refers to the Big Red Leaf on Canada's flag...the once again makes sure the listener knows that he is going up ahead to a place to which we are invited to come
Excellent comment...never considered the fleeing to canada, draft dodging angle(big red tree).....makes alot of sense, being that Fogerty was politically hip.....thanks, and my appreciation for the tune increased ten- fold.!!
Excellent comment...never considered the fleeing to canada, draft dodging angle(big red tree).....makes alot of sense, being that Fogerty was politically hip.....thanks, and my appreciation for the tune increased ten- fold.!!
it's about joyriding...or just having fun...here's my in-depth analysis
in the first verse, he is telling somebody that there's a place up ahead to which he is running as fast as he can...we know he is running as fast as he can as the line "just as fast as my feet can fly" is a metaphor; literally it would mean: my feet are moving really fast and i will not go slower than as fast as they can move...at the end of the verse he invites the listener to come along and "leave this sinkin' ship behind"
AHA! could this be draft-dodgers fleeing to canada? california is kinda arc-shaped; is going "around the bend" goin up around the coast into a different country?
REFRAIN: here he is saying the "rising wind" of the war is becoming to much to handle and it's time to get out
the second verse starts off all about having fun, but the second line reveals that u gotta get out before it's too late: before u get drafted..."the end of the highway" represents the canadian border, which is where the glamour of california/the US turns into Canadian wilderness, "where the neons turn to wood"
the next-to-last verse states that, with newfound freedom, they can "ponder perpetual motion," enjoy the "crystal day," talk to each other about everything (as now there they don't hav to worry about others not being sympathetic to their anti-war views)...
the last verse once again refers to "the end of the highway" where they'll "meet by the big red tree," which refers to the Big Red Leaf on Canada's flag...the once again makes sure the listener knows that he is going up ahead to a place to which we are invited to come
Excellent comment...never considered the fleeing to canada, draft dodging angle(big red tree).....makes alot of sense, being that Fogerty was politically hip.....thanks, and my appreciation for the tune increased ten- fold.!!
Excellent comment...never considered the fleeing to canada, draft dodging angle(big red tree).....makes alot of sense, being that Fogerty was politically hip.....thanks, and my appreciation for the tune increased ten- fold.!!