... Marcus writes: The songs of country music, and most deeply, its even, narrow sound, had to subject the children to the heartbreak of their parents: the father who couldn't feed his family, the wife who lost her husband to a honky-tonk angel or a bottle, the family that lost everything to a suicide ... can enjoy the comforts of America. Then they will "walk in the sun." The ending to this song is reminiscent of Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on My Trail." Johnson is moving too, just like Springsteen, running down the road, when he says: "If today was Christmas Eve and tomorrow Christmas Day,...

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• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School