This is a very underrated and beautiful song from Bob Seger.
I think this is a little story about the narrator catching up with an old friend of his. He's using poker as a metaphor for his friends' life. Back in the day, he was pretty cool and a lucky dude. I somewhat take this as his friend's luck with the ladies. 'The trick you said is to never play the game too long' maybe means he goes from girl to girl. He had his own way of doing things, and the narrator could've quite possibly idolized him. Now several years later, he ends up catching up to this old friend of his. The narrator has grown up and matured quite a bit. he's changed his ways and he sees his friend, who has still remained the same. This also somewhat makes the narrator sad, because the friend of his is still living his so-called charmed life. And all that the narrator could do was walk away, cuz nothing was left to say to him.
The tone of the song seems to be a sad tone, like feeling sorry for the guy....
This song is about me!! My friend who has moved on and played the "game" of life, comes home to see that I still gamble on love, never settling down with one woman, just playing my own game, refusing to get to attached. He is not put off, but just knows that I am still the same..he walks off..after watching from a distance, content..but knowing I'm still the same.
This song is about me!! My friend who has moved on and played the "game" of life, comes home to see that I still gamble on love, never settling down with one woman, just playing my own game, refusing to get to attached. He is not put off, but just knows that I am still the same..he walks off..after watching from a distance, content..but knowing I'm still the same.
This is a very underrated and beautiful song from Bob Seger.
I think this is a little story about the narrator catching up with an old friend of his. He's using poker as a metaphor for his friends' life. Back in the day, he was pretty cool and a lucky dude. I somewhat take this as his friend's luck with the ladies. 'The trick you said is to never play the game too long' maybe means he goes from girl to girl. He had his own way of doing things, and the narrator could've quite possibly idolized him. Now several years later, he ends up catching up to this old friend of his. The narrator has grown up and matured quite a bit. he's changed his ways and he sees his friend, who has still remained the same. This also somewhat makes the narrator sad, because the friend of his is still living his so-called charmed life. And all that the narrator could do was walk away, cuz nothing was left to say to him.
The tone of the song seems to be a sad tone, like feeling sorry for the guy....
But that's what I get out of it
This song is about me!! My friend who has moved on and played the "game" of life, comes home to see that I still gamble on love, never settling down with one woman, just playing my own game, refusing to get to attached. He is not put off, but just knows that I am still the same..he walks off..after watching from a distance, content..but knowing I'm still the same.
This song is about me!! My friend who has moved on and played the "game" of life, comes home to see that I still gamble on love, never settling down with one woman, just playing my own game, refusing to get to attached. He is not put off, but just knows that I am still the same..he walks off..after watching from a distance, content..but knowing I'm still the same.
You are 100% right...i always thought that. He says "Moving game to game." That probably means "girl to girl"...or one night stands,
You are 100% right...i always thought that. He says "Moving game to game." That probably means "girl to girl"...or one night stands,