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.
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.