I SO misunderstood this song in my youth.

[Sigblaster]

[video=youtube;TedXFSUUboY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TedXFSUUboY[/video]

Let's see if that posts correctly.

 

[Sigblaster]

Ok, I think the video posted correctly, so I'll provide my commentary. When I was young, I thought it was wrong that he would leave a good woman to run around the country chasing his dreams.

Now I know that a good woman would have been chasing his dreams with him.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Ok, I think the video posted correctly, so I'll provide my commentary. When I was young, I thought it was wrong that he would leave a good woman to run around the country chasing his dreams.

Now I know that a good woman would have been chasing his dreams with him.

Or a third possibility... the good woman gave him the freedom to go chasing his dreams and waited for him no matter what. That's the way I interpreted it.

 

[rob63]

Ok, I think the video posted correctly, so I'll provide my commentary. When I was young, I thought it was wrong that he would leave a good woman to run around the country chasing his dreams.

Now I know that a good woman would have been chasing his dreams with him.

I always thought that she simply had different dreams and the point was to not fall in love with someone whose dreams are incompatible with yours.

 

[patience0830]

Women. Bah humbug.

 

[churchmouse]

Life.

 

[cobber]

Meh.

 

[oze]

I remember thinking that the woman should have just told the singer to go **** himself. Still do.

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[IndianaSoloMcfly]

Wife bad

 

[JCSR]

To me this song says a lot. In the spring of 1973 I told Darrell Waltrip I couldn't join his NASCAR team because my high school sweetheart that later became my ex-wife wanted me to stay home. At the time I worked for Bill and Ray Skillman ( yes that Ray Skillman) and later Ray told me to never let a woman change your dreams. Darrell got big and never asked again. I shoulda listened.

 

[OurDee]

Dave wrote the song one night when he didn't even have a woman waiting for him back in Tennessee. It just exagerated his feeling of isolation. Don't over think it.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Dave wrote the song one night when he didn't even have a woman waiting for him back in Tennessee. It just exagerated his feeling of isolation. Don't over think it.

I remember the song well when it came out. I was 13, and we had been staying at a "dude ranch" in Colorado and I met some little girl (my age) and had a big crush on her. She was from Anaheim, CA and of course I was from Indy. Broke my heart when we both had to go back home... Every time that song would come on I thought of her. *sniff*

 

[johntheplinker]

I remember thinking that the woman should have just told the singer to go **** himself. Still do.

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[littletommy]

I always just thought it was a lame song.

 

[Alpo]

I always just thought it was a lame song.

Well, it did follow on some very whiny songs by Simon & Garfunkel in the 60's and others in that genre. Jackson Browne, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Neil Sedaka....

 

[BGDave]

http://youtu.be/LcJm1pOswfM

For you Doggy Daddy

 

[loudpedal]

I was crushed when I found out Lola was a man! .................yesterday

 

[DoggyDaddy]

http://youtu.be/LcJm1pOswfM

For you Doggy Daddy

 

[Clay Pigeon]

I was crushed when I found out Lola was a man! .................yesterday

You miss this verse?

But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man

 

[loudpedal]

Sorry, I guessed that purple was implied.