I always thought the song was an allegorical biblical reference to mankind in general. "A friend came around, tried to clean up this town, his ideas made some people mad. He trusted his crowd, so he spoke right out loud, and they lost the best friend they had." Who else can that be referring to but Jesus? And the apocalyptical references to the Lord's burning rain and earthquakes seem to echo the end times as described in Revelations.
@strangerdave
Totally agree with StrangerDave's astute commentary but it could be any reformer or martyr... Robert Kennedy makes sense as suggested by Bobquack
@strangerdave
Totally agree with StrangerDave's astute commentary but it could be any reformer or martyr... Robert Kennedy makes sense as suggested by Bobquack
I always thought the song was an allegorical biblical reference to mankind in general. "A friend came around, tried to clean up this town, his ideas made some people mad. He trusted his crowd, so he spoke right out loud, and they lost the best friend they had." Who else can that be referring to but Jesus? And the apocalyptical references to the Lord's burning rain and earthquakes seem to echo the end times as described in Revelations.
@strangerdave Totally agree with StrangerDave's astute commentary but it could be any reformer or martyr... Robert Kennedy makes sense as suggested by Bobquack
@strangerdave Totally agree with StrangerDave's astute commentary but it could be any reformer or martyr... Robert Kennedy makes sense as suggested by Bobquack