Graham
I am pretty sure I know what it's about. It keeps me going in fact!
I have been teaching for almost 40 years..... and I have seen some teachers that were well loved and respected...students adored them......
yet after they retired, it was like they became " nobody" anymore. It's onward and upward for the young.... they forget ab out you pretty fast. Just as you wrote in the lyrics... getting old brings on a cloak of invisibilty...but not in a good way.
It's the same at family gatherings... you see the older ones kinda pushed aside...not invited to dance on the floor, play in the game, sing in the band..... and then that doubt creeps in about whether or not you're needed any more. Erik Erikson referred to that as ego integrity vs. despair - I think that was what this was about.... but hey - I 've been wrong plenty of times before.
Liked it Graham....
looking forward to your recording of it, but not looking forward to my cloak at all ! ![]()
JIM
