Man, is this ever one of those songs where the lyrics cut close to home. Not in a bad way, but eerie just the same. I was eighteen when this song came out, but I didn’t get turned onto it unto a few years later by some cat who grew up in Chicago that I met at community college.

It is – as all great songs are – the story of my life.

Well OK — life’s not what it used to be
We’re tryin’ to become something that maybe wasn’t meant to be
We’re now so totally up for grabs — I hope someone’s left to see
Will the end justify the means? Well it beats the heck outta me