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Don Quixote · 05-16-2009, 10:40 AM

It really is both, if we're to believe the horse's mouth. In the notes to the Songbook, GL writes: "You can take it two ways. Maybe it's that I would be too much of a pain in the butt and that I would cause unneeded hassles up there. Or you can take the other tack and say 'Maybe I'm too good for it.' Or maybe I'd just prefer to be 6 feet under and forget about the whole thing. If I have an opportunity to believe in heaven, then I choose to believe. It's [the song] is very philosophical and kind of light."
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05-16-2009, 10:40 AM	#3
Don Quixote Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Springfield, MA 01109 Posts: 309	Re: Heaven dont deserve me anyway.. It really is both, if we're to believe the horse's mouth. In the notes to the Songbook, GL writes: "You can take it two ways. Maybe it's that I would be too much of a pain in the butt and that I would cause unneeded hassles up there. Or you can take the other tack and say 'Maybe I'm too good for it.' Or maybe I'd just prefer to be 6 feet under and forget about the whole thing. If I have an opportunity to believe in heaven, then I choose to believe. It's [the song] is very philosophical and kind of light." DQ