February 3, 2012

"And you can tell Jane, if she writes,
That I'm drunk off all these stars and all these crazy Hollywood nights.
And that's a total deceit, but she should've married me.
And tell her I spent every night of my youth on the floor,
Bleeding out from all these wounds.
I would've gotten her a ride out of that town she despised.
You tell that to Janey, if she writes."

The lyrics in this song have occupied my mind so many times. It is a song about the girls who have left earlier in life for various reasons. There is a touch of bitterness and regret in the song that it did no work out better. And it seems that one try to show that everything is great even though it may not be true.

At the same time the singer wishes all the women in the song well now and in the future, being grateful for at least trying.

In the end I do believe that this song captures love in a nutshell.

Gaslight Anthem - Here's looking at you, Kid is found on the record "The '59 Sound" released in 2008.