The songs depiction of how economic difficulties are interlaced with local culture also presaged the 1980s popularity of heartland rock: I come from down in the valley, Where mister when youre young — They bring you up to do, like your daddy done ... I got a job working construction, for the Johnstown Company But lately there aint been much work, on account of the economy Now all them things that seemed so important — Well mister, they vanished right into the air Writer Robert Hilburn described the song as a classic outline of someone who has to re-adjust his dreams quickly [, facing] life as it is, not a world of his imagination.[7] Throughout the song the river is viewed as a symbol for the dreams of the future. The narrator keeps his hopes alive even as they realistically begin to fail. That sends me down to the river, Though I know, the river is dry. It sends me down to the river, tonight
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