To me, this song is about being drafted, or going to war.
Even the rats know when trouble's gonna fall....is saying that even the poor, the lowest of the low know when war/unfortunate things are coming and wish to flee just like everyone else.
The Canada reference would be to escape the draft/war.
In my opinion, the Jack and Jill thing is not any specific pointer to being gay or anything of that sort. He's commenting that there's mostly men in government and there needs to more women. He's saying maybe then there wouldn't be so many wars.
"Even though the race may never be won"...although war may not be stopped, we can still work on trying.
"You can have my stereo"...someone heading to war speaking to a friend or family member...and "that's some good home cookin'"...the soldier won't have any more of that in war.
War is the "game"...whoever has the ball tossed to them has to play the game, in other words be drafted and fight. No matter who the ball gets tossed to, it's still to take part in war.
you can play, pay the piper all night long.....you can go to war, or you can go to prison.
To me, this song is about being drafted, or going to war.
Even the rats know when trouble's gonna fall....is saying that even the poor, the lowest of the low know when war/unfortunate things are coming and wish to flee just like everyone else.
The Canada reference would be to escape the draft/war.
In my opinion, the Jack and Jill thing is not any specific pointer to being gay or anything of that sort. He's commenting that there's mostly men in government and there needs to more women. He's saying maybe then there wouldn't be so many wars.
"Even though the race may never be won"...although war may not be stopped, we can still work on trying.
"You can have my stereo"...someone heading to war speaking to a friend or family member...and "that's some good home cookin'"...the soldier won't have any more of that in war.
War is the "game"...whoever has the ball tossed to them has to play the game, in other words be drafted and fight. No matter who the ball gets tossed to, it's still to take part in war.
you can play, pay the piper all night long.....you can go to war, or you can go to prison.
And then back to the part about opposing the war.