personally i think it's about an ex girlfriend and she gambles her love. She's a player or she's too afraid to get close or both.
You always won everytime you placed a bet
You're still damn good
No one's gotten to you yet
Everytime they were sure they had you caught
You were quicker than they thought
You'd just turn your back and walk
---Pretty much every time she wanted someone she could get them. If they wanted her she would just walk away so she didn't get attached.---
You always said
The cards would never do you wrong
The trick you said
Was never play the game too long
A gambler's share
The only risk that you would take
The only loss you could forsake
The only bluff you couldn't fake
--- Playing the field cards was perfect bec she'd never have to settle down.
The trick was to never stay with someone too long never play the game too long
and she wouldnt take the risk to stay with someone or fall in love.
and i think maybe she fell in love with him... and wouldn't admit it (lied to herself and him)
And you're still the same
I caught up with you yesterday
Moving game to game
No one standing in your way
Turning on the charm
Long enough to get you by
You're still the same
You still aim high
---she's still looking for the perfect guy still aim high and she moves from man to man game to game turning on the charm. She leaves before she gets too attached and stays long enough for her to get something out of it long enough to get you by
There you stood
Everybody watched you play
I just turned and walked away
I had nothing left to say
'Cause you're still the same
You're still the same
Moving game to game
Some things never change
You're still the same
---all her friends watched her go from man to man. He couldn't stand it anymore so he walked away and he's given up on her because she's still the same... She's still a player... and he doesn't think she'll ever change. He's given up on her
Seger: "It's an amalgamation of characters I met when I first went to Hollywood. All Type A personalities...It was another great reason to base out of Michigan." Gary Graff, October 1994, Detroit Free Press. "Bob Seger Tells The Stories Behind The Hits."
Seger: "It's an amalgamation of characters I met when I first went to Hollywood. All Type A personalities...It was another great reason to base out of Michigan." Gary Graff, October 1994, Detroit Free Press. "Bob Seger Tells The Stories Behind The Hits."
Seger describes "Still the Same" as "a good song, but so medium." Seger says Capitol picked it as the single, Capitol says Bob and Punch picked it. Author? August 1978. Magazine?
Seger describes "Still the Same" as "a good song, but so medium." Seger says Capitol picked it as the single, Capitol says Bob and Punch picked it. Author? August 1978. Magazine?
Seger: "The person that I'm singing about...they're just very charismatic, but they have tremendous faults, but part of the appeal is the charisma. You overlook everything because of the charisma. That's a gift and a curse. I was actually writing about several people that I had met throughout my lifetime..." Interview on Later with Bob Costas.
@saabio That was my interpretation, too. In fact, I heard this song on the radio several months back, and immediately I thought of a woman who had broken my heart a few years back. She once gave a testimony at a "Christ-centered" recovery program about how she "used to" be conceited and judgmental and look down on others. I thought of the way she had treated me, and thought, "What do you mean, 'used to be'?" She's definitely "still the same."
@saabio That was my interpretation, too. In fact, I heard this song on the radio several months back, and immediately I thought of a woman who had broken my heart a few years back. She once gave a testimony at a "Christ-centered" recovery program about how she "used to" be conceited and judgmental and look down on others. I thought of the way she had treated me, and thought, "What do you mean, 'used to be'?" She's definitely "still the same."
personally i think it's about an ex girlfriend and she gambles her love. She's a player or she's too afraid to get close or both.
You always won everytime you placed a bet You're still damn good No one's gotten to you yet Everytime they were sure they had you caught You were quicker than they thought You'd just turn your back and walk
---Pretty much every time she wanted someone she could get them. If they wanted her she would just walk away so she didn't get attached.---
You always said The cards would never do you wrong The trick you said Was never play the game too long A gambler's share The only risk that you would take The only loss you could forsake The only bluff you couldn't fake
--- Playing the field cards was perfect bec she'd never have to settle down. The trick was to never stay with someone too long never play the game too long and she wouldnt take the risk to stay with someone or fall in love. and i think maybe she fell in love with him... and wouldn't admit it (lied to herself and him)
And you're still the same I caught up with you yesterday Moving game to game No one standing in your way Turning on the charm Long enough to get you by You're still the same You still aim high
---she's still looking for the perfect guy still aim high and she moves from man to man game to game turning on the charm. She leaves before she gets too attached and stays long enough for her to get something out of it long enough to get you by
There you stood Everybody watched you play I just turned and walked away I had nothing left to say 'Cause you're still the same You're still the same Moving game to game Some things never change You're still the same ---all her friends watched her go from man to man. He couldn't stand it anymore so he walked away and he's given up on her because she's still the same... She's still a player... and he doesn't think she'll ever change. He's given up on her
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"Still the Same"
"Still the Same"
Charted at #4.
Charted at #4.
Seger: "It's an amalgamation of characters I met when I first went to Hollywood. All Type A personalities...It was another great reason to base out of Michigan." Gary Graff, October 1994, Detroit Free Press. "Bob Seger Tells The Stories Behind The Hits."
Seger: "It's an amalgamation of characters I met when I first went to Hollywood. All Type A personalities...It was another great reason to base out of Michigan." Gary Graff, October 1994, Detroit Free Press. "Bob Seger Tells The Stories Behind The Hits."
Seger describes "Still the Same" as "a good song, but so medium." Seger says Capitol picked it as the single, Capitol says Bob and Punch picked it. Author? August 1978. Magazine?
Seger describes "Still the Same" as "a good song, but so medium." Seger says Capitol picked it as the single, Capitol says Bob and Punch picked it. Author? August 1978. Magazine?
Seger: "The person that I'm singing about...they're just very charismatic, but they have tremendous faults, but part of the appeal is the charisma. You overlook everything because of the charisma. That's a gift and a curse. I was actually writing about several people that I had met throughout my lifetime..." Interview on Later with Bob Costas.
@saabio That was my interpretation, too. In fact, I heard this song on the radio several months back, and immediately I thought of a woman who had broken my heart a few years back. She once gave a testimony at a "Christ-centered" recovery program about how she "used to" be conceited and judgmental and look down on others. I thought of the way she had treated me, and thought, "What do you mean, 'used to be'?" She's definitely "still the same."
@saabio That was my interpretation, too. In fact, I heard this song on the radio several months back, and immediately I thought of a woman who had broken my heart a few years back. She once gave a testimony at a "Christ-centered" recovery program about how she "used to" be conceited and judgmental and look down on others. I thought of the way she had treated me, and thought, "What do you mean, 'used to be'?" She's definitely "still the same."
@saabio Some would say she's a borderline.
@saabio Some would say she's a borderline.