It amazes me the direction of so called country music has taken these days. TVZ was a savant of the lyrical kind, he did for country what Dylan did for R&R
Not only that true detective gave me 10 hours of emotions and entertainment, no they also introduced me to obviously one of the most talented musicians ever.
He wrote this song while he was bed ridden in a NY apartment sick with pneumonia. Lyrics are more literal than people think, that being said what makes a great song writer is having people interpret your lyrics in many different ways. Rest Easy Old Boy