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03-19-2003, 12:47 AM

I'm not an expert on this song so my interpretation could be argued by some of the
other people who use this site.
I do NOT think Katy is a cheating wife because I think her husband is a dead sailor.
The song makes many referances to the sea, but the lyrics make the sea a dark and dismal
place instead of a tranquil and beautiful one. The lyrics also say her old man is asleep.
"If you can't follow me down,Daylight Katy come home" I think this means if your not at the bottom of the sea with me, you need to be at home. Instead she hangs out with her Highheeled friends and probably does not live a life of virtue.
I percieve it as a song about a dead sailor who's ghost still loves his wife. His spirit is crying out to her.

03-19-2003, 12:47 AM	#4
titan Guest Posts: n/a	I'm not an expert on this song so my interpretation could be argued by some of the other people who use this site. I do NOT think Katy is a cheating wife because I think her husband is a dead sailor. The song makes many referances to the sea, but the lyrics make the sea a dark and dismal place instead of a tranquil and beautiful one. The lyrics also say her old man is asleep. "If you can't follow me down,Daylight Katy come home" I think this means if your not at the bottom of the sea with me, you need to be at home. Instead she hangs out with her Highheeled friends and probably does not live a life of virtue. I percieve it as a song about a dead sailor who's ghost still loves his wife. His spirit is crying out to her.