I'm sorry Sam, but I'm not sure I understand it.
Maybe I'm more shallow than others here.

The first verse stands on its own.

You explained to Jim what it meant, but just reading the lyrics,

I get the impression that a father is not getting
any action because he's a single parent. Maybe the
singer is saying "I told you so" to a boy that didn't take precautions?

The third verse tells me maybe he fought a bitter custody battle
over his son, and now that he's got custody, he can't find a new
wife and mother for his child.

Or I can see maybe picking up the pieces after becoming a young father,
but I don't know how that relates to winning a battle and losing a war.
Did the singer say he was to young to have a child and the subject say, no I'm not, and father a child?

Its amazing how we can misinterpret songs without a clear
frame of reference, but I guess all art is there to be
interpreted by the viewer and listener.

DannyM

DannyM
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