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ANTHONY ROBERSON · 09-08-2009, 03:24 PM

Is this song about giving up the drink? It's one of my favorite songs that Gord has ever written, and there seems to be some lyrics that can allude to going dry...

"May all of your martinis be forever dry" (A cool double entendre?)
"It seems to me like I've been here before" (A reference to when he dealt with problems by driniking?)
There's more, but maybe I'm so far off that I need to stop there!

I may be way off here, and trust me, it won't be the first time. Yet I always think of this song as someone telling an alcholic that there's a lot more living to do.

What do you think?

09-08-2009, 03:24 PM	#1
ANTHONY ROBERSON Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 35	Salute And Booze Is this song about giving up the drink? It's one of my favorite songs that Gord has ever written, and there seems to be some lyrics that can allude to going dry... "May all of your martinis be forever dry" (A cool double entendre?) "It seems to me like I've been here before" (A reference to when he dealt with problems by driniking?) There's more, but maybe I'm so far off that I need to stop there! I may be way off here, and trust me, it won't be the first time. Yet I always think of this song as someone telling an alcholic that there's a lot more living to do. What do you think?