The protagonist used to have "big city dreams", (which is much reflected on in their song "Bye Bye Baby") but when he finally makes it, he realizes that it's not all that; in fact, it's quite lonely.
To make matters worse, when he left the band's hometown (presumably Chicago), he probably said some bad things about the city because it wasn't as glorious as other cities, and that he would never have to see it again.
This song is about his return, and he is apologizing to the city when he says that "[He} didn't mean a word [he] said" and "All [He] ever loved was standing right before [his] eyes, and that [he] was blind".
Basically, a "There's no place like home" type song.
It even has a Chicago-style Jazz sound to it, so there's that! :)
The protagonist used to have "big city dreams", (which is much reflected on in their song "Bye Bye Baby") but when he finally makes it, he realizes that it's not all that; in fact, it's quite lonely. To make matters worse, when he left the band's hometown (presumably Chicago), he probably said some bad things about the city because it wasn't as glorious as other cities, and that he would never have to see it again.
This song is about his return, and he is apologizing to the city when he says that "[He} didn't mean a word [he] said" and "All [He] ever loved was standing right before [his] eyes, and that [he] was blind".
Basically, a "There's no place like home" type song.
It even has a Chicago-style Jazz sound to it, so there's that! :)