anonymous May 22nd 2020 !⃝Making a living the old, hard way is just making a living by hard work. It could refer to any line-based job: factory, telephone, fishing. There's a peace of mind that comes with honest, hard labor. However...
The dog eating purple flowers and tree-hugging lyrics and I think we're getting into druggy feels.
My guess is that because this man did some drugs, he was writing an ode to the working man who also took some party drugs to self-medicate through this tough life.
But who knows? Only God and Tommy for sure.
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