Its tune is based on the traditional Irish song "The Parting Glass".
The words
The singer takes leave of old friends, quarrels and critics, determined to move on on his own terms.
The singer takes stock of his life: the money he spent, the friends and lovers he leaves behind, the quarrels he fought and the critics who misread him. Each verse ends with the decision to say goodbye and move on. In the last verse he answers the gossip and the attacks by refusing to let them change him. The mood is weary but defiant, a slow, ceremonial farewell sung over guitar and harmonica to an Irish parting tune.
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The words
The singer takes leave of old friends, quarrels and critics, determined to move on on his own terms.
The singer takes stock of his life: the money he spent, the friends and lovers he leaves behind, the quarrels he fought and the critics who misread him. Each verse ends with the decision to say goodbye and move on. In the last verse he answers the gossip and the attacks by refusing to let them change him. The mood is weary but defiant, a slow, ceremonial farewell sung over guitar and harmonica to an Irish parting tune.
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