Right on Amos! The song is full of enigmatic analogies that reflect the tenor of the times when it was written - the turbulant sixties. The query from guest hippie misses the point. Every work of art does not have to have a linear kind of narrative. The best pieces allow the listener, reader, or viewer to engage their own imaginations. The tone of this song is kind of an admission that some situations are helpless to certain resolutions. That sometimes the best answer is to say "I can't do anything about this" so instead I'll write a song. And in this case a song that captures complexities that the medium can allow for and maybe shine some light on. Beautiful song. One of his best.