I like the logic about waiting for the baby to be born but it doesn't quite fit the verse. All of the "you's" in that verse refer to, what seems to be, a fully grown adult who goes back and forth from city to country life: "Come back to the stars...We'll lend you the car...we wait for you..."
To me, the waiting has always implied a family member waiting for one of their own to return to Sisotowbell Lane, having gone to the city - that fits with her concept of Part 1 and Part 2. Perhaps the "trouble" in Sisotowbell refers to the distance between two lovers. Also, the rocking chair reference doesn't quite fit the pregnancy theme either, only because it seems to be used in rotation: "Each of us rocks his share." Somehow the idea of a fictional world of pregnant mothers waiting in rocking chairs for their kids to be born doesn't seem like the crux of this song to me. If that were the case, wouldn't it be "rocks HER share?" I think it's just a vision of idealism. Joni, a born and bred country girl, going back to the peacefulness of country life after her romps in the city where she obviously perceived a healthy dose of cynicism, personified by Nathan La Franeer, who took her to the airport to leave the city. This is the song just before Sisotowbell, heightening the contrast between city/country life. Things move at a slower pace in the country, the pace of a rocking chair. Noah, to me, has always represented someone who would, by city standards, be seen as shameful. Perhaps he is mentally slow or just a very simple, honest man with simple values. In this ideal world he brings the families of Sisotowbell Lane no shame. He always knew he was welcome there and that that is where he belongs. So, that's my take on it: just a song about an ideal landscape and an ideal lifestyle. I like the idea of Mia's pregnancy themes, though. I had never thought of that before. Joni's songs are always so full of possibilities! -Andrew Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
