Hunter seems to be using Cocaine and the legend of Casey Jones to warn us of the dangers of pushing ourselves too hard.
"Trouble with you is the trouble with me,
Got two good eyes but you still don't see."
This is the key line. When one is caught up in the moment, high on coke, or obsessed with work or career, we are tunnel visioned. Nothing else matters and all other concerns fall by the wayside and it is often far too late when we awake to see that disaster in immanent.
The song is a warning to avoid extremes and to either seek balance or accept that your decisions will end with destruction.
Hunter seems to be using Cocaine and the legend of Casey Jones to warn us of the dangers of pushing ourselves too hard.
"Trouble with you is the trouble with me, Got two good eyes but you still don't see."
This is the key line. When one is caught up in the moment, high on coke, or obsessed with work or career, we are tunnel visioned. Nothing else matters and all other concerns fall by the wayside and it is often far too late when we awake to see that disaster in immanent.
The song is a warning to avoid extremes and to either seek balance or accept that your decisions will end with destruction.