Some Other Town
Reflections of Parallel Lives
Lyrics
Some other town, some other place
Expressing a desire for a different location or setting.
Some other eyes, some other face
Desire for different people or circumstances.
Some other tribe, some other race
Highlighting diversity in humanity and a wish for a different community.
Lives in some other town
Imagining an alternate place of residence.
They shoot their drugs, they shoot their friends
Reference to drug use and strained relationships in the alternate town.
And who's to blame? It all depends
Attributing blame for negative actions, indicating situational dependency.
There is a tear nobody mends
Highlighting a persistent emotional wound that remains unhealed.
Down in some other town
Reiterating negative aspects in the other town.
In some other town, somebody's boy
Introducing the theme of someone's son engaged in a risky occupation.
Is learning a dangerous trade
Implies learning a dangerous trade is prevalent in the other town.
In some other town, somebody's girl
Introducing the theme of someone's daughter involved in a questionable profession.
Is joining the red-light parade
Implies the red-light district is part of life in the other town.
We contemplate the business day
Reflecting on mundane daily activities.
We throw the Sunday Times away
Dismissing the importance of certain news or events.
The cleaning ladies take their pay
Highlighting the routine payment of service workers in the other town.
Back to some other town
Returning to the negative aspects of the other town.
They take their check, they stand in line
Describing financial transactions and the cycle of gambling.
Play every week, lose every time
Indicating a pattern of repetitive loss in the other town.
We call it fair, it could be crime
Questioning the fairness of situations that may border on criminal.
But that's some other town
Reiterating negative characteristics of the other town.
In some other town, somebody's boy
Revisiting the theme of someone's son mastering a dangerous trade.
Has mastered his dangerous trade
Emphasizing proficiency in the risky occupation.
In some other town, somebody's girl
Revisiting the theme of someone's daughter leading in the red-light trade.
Is leading the red-light parade
Underlining leadership or prominence in the questionable profession.
My heart is left, my head is right
Expressing a conflict between emotions and rationality.
My uniform suburban white
Describing a conformist suburban lifestyle with a focus on appearance.
And I'll be driving home tonight
Anticipating a return home to the suburbs.
Over some other town
Driving over or around the negative aspects of another town.
Around some other town
Continuing the journey, possibly bypassing the negative elements.
Right by some other town
Passing by or near another town without being directly involved.
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