Yep, that's what I always figured it meant. It's cold on the shoulder of the road compared to being in the cars going down the road with the heater on. Course you could take it a step further and assume from the context in which it appears, that the shoulder of the road is a metaphore for someone who choses to refrain from getting involved in relationships and life, and prefers instead to be "on the shoulder" of life, rather than on the road. It may be safer on the shoulder, but it's colder and lonely.
quote:Originally posted by jbt:
i took the line literally, that it's cold on the shoulder of a road, i.e. when one is walking. gord often sings of road weariness and traveling, so i just always thought he meant that.
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
--R.W. Emerson
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