For all of the fun that skips its way through The River, there’s an equal amount of pathos and the very real weight of adult responsibilities. This little ballad, with our protagonist yearning to become a part of a certain lady’s future, is anything but little on the scale of heavyweight, real-life issues. There’s a certain romantic quality to this, the notion that she’s raising those two kids on her own and he wants to be a part of it. He knows that love can’t make things perfect, but that’s no reason not to try.
The video: I particularly like what Bruce did with this on the Devils & Dust tour.
Next Up: The River
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