Great and insightful song.
the writer speaks of people she knew at one time or another.
They all start off being born with great potential and high hopes of the parents (everyone's buying baby clothes), and then somehow ended up not so well-off.
one buy good property and they commits suicide, another got into crime, got busted, some ended up drunk, others ditched for someone else etc etc etc.
That part about being buried with a 'pistol in my vest', I believe speaks of the reminder of the cruel world that had put the author into the ground.
the innocence is missed along the way of getting accustomed to this world, together with the loss of a gentle touch.
great song, sadly true for many cases. Just my opinion.
@dylansuppiah \r\nThe expression " bought the farm" means that the person died. Some interesting origin(s) but most agree that it dates back to WWI or WWII & perhaps dying while in military combat although it has come to mean when one says "bought the farm" that the subject could have died in many different ways now --- such as in this song. Nice interpretation of the song. Thanks for your post. \r\n
@dylansuppiah \r\nThe expression " bought the farm" means that the person died. Some interesting origin(s) but most agree that it dates back to WWI or WWII & perhaps dying while in military combat although it has come to mean when one says "bought the farm" that the subject could have died in many different ways now --- such as in this song. Nice interpretation of the song. Thanks for your post. \r\n
Great and insightful song. the writer speaks of people she knew at one time or another. They all start off being born with great potential and high hopes of the parents (everyone's buying baby clothes), and then somehow ended up not so well-off. one buy good property and they commits suicide, another got into crime, got busted, some ended up drunk, others ditched for someone else etc etc etc. That part about being buried with a 'pistol in my vest', I believe speaks of the reminder of the cruel world that had put the author into the ground. the innocence is missed along the way of getting accustomed to this world, together with the loss of a gentle touch. great song, sadly true for many cases. Just my opinion.
@dylansuppiah \r\nThe expression " bought the farm" means that the person died. Some interesting origin(s) but most agree that it dates back to WWI or WWII & perhaps dying while in military combat although it has come to mean when one says "bought the farm" that the subject could have died in many different ways now --- such as in this song. Nice interpretation of the song. Thanks for your post. \r\n
@dylansuppiah \r\nThe expression " bought the farm" means that the person died. Some interesting origin(s) but most agree that it dates back to WWI or WWII & perhaps dying while in military combat although it has come to mean when one says "bought the farm" that the subject could have died in many different ways now --- such as in this song. Nice interpretation of the song. Thanks for your post. \r\n