

"I've been everywhere, still I'm standing tall" I play for keeps, cause I might not make it back" "I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back. "sometimes you're alone all you do is think"Ĭontinual self-observation can lead to doubt. "The people I meet always go their separate ways"Įither becoming interested, ignoring you, or arguing against you, people choose a path and leave in "seperate ways". "Sometimes I sleep, sometimes its not for days"

"dead" being shut up, and "alive" being accepted. "steel horse" may be a metaphor for having a stronger foundation for faith than others who have "regular horses", or looser morals and convictions. Seeing reactions like that probably would make a person want to take long measures to get back where they came fromĬowboys (in movies and such)are often worn out and still trying to fight against their opposition. Standing up for something different means the people who oppose you in beliefs will most likely act coldly. I'd drive all night just to get back home" "Another place where the faces are so cold only the names of the people will change. "Its all the same, only the names will changeĮveryday, I see less and less christians standing up for what they believe in (at least on the internet)the same opposition to our ideals will always be there- and get stronger. It seems to me that almost all the lines could be connected to being a christian. OK, this interpretation was most probably not intentional by Bon Jovie, but was something that came from my own musings.
