Just now, listening to this song, the words really stuck out to me. Caleb talks about how tired he is of this small town. Everyone is pretty much wasting their life away on booze and idiocy. All he can talk about is wanting to go. I thought this applied to me and my life pretty well. Coming from a similar situation with my old home town, all I was focused on was getting out. It didnt matter how or where I'd go, but all I knew was that I was tired of the same ole same ole. People doing stupid shit and then looking down on you if you didnt quite feel the same way they did. But I think something that isn't in the song is what I really take from it. Recently, Kings of Leon called off the rest of their summer tour, citing Caleb's drinking issue and subsequent disfunction in the band as a major reason. So, this song got me to thinking about me, and maybe how I will react to a new environment and that sort of thing. I guess I should have appreciated the laid back lifestyle I could have there, as opposed to the busy, still awesome, lifestyle of Austin. It makes me realize that I should never take what I've got for granted, but also, when I get where I want to go, I should be responsible with my choices so I can make the most out of my opportunity, and not be a fuck up that lets my life go to waste. I hope KOL gets their shit straight, and comes out with more albums like Youth and Young Manhood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXGodSE3opM
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