This song is the description of Jerry’s life – the hardship and poverty he suffered as a boy, the mistakes he made as an adult, the loss of his mother, the difficult reconciliation with his veteran father, and the awareness that the success he wanted could not prevent an early death in a hotel room, succumbing to his demons, at the age of 31 or 32. Thankfully, eventually Jerry was able to get his life back on track, with the help of Sean Kinney and his brother, and has reached his middle age, has kept making amazing music, being the Guitar Master that he is, and is still here with us :)