It Turns Out The Song’s Lyrics Are Actually Deeper Than You Thought
Written at a time when he felt disheartened to pursue his music career, Lil Nas X said that “On Town Road” represents the path to success, wealth, fortune, and all the good things he is currently experiencing now. He believes his opportunities are limitless, so he decided he’s going to ride ’til he can’t no more. “‘Old Town Road’ came after a period of feeling like I was out of options. I was living with my sister. She was pretty much fed up with me being there. That’s where the chorus lyric came from—it was me saying, ‘I want to leave everything behind,'” he said. Lil Nas X gave up his college dreams to pursue a music career, and his parents were less than thrilled. “But during the month of me making [it], I gave it a different meaning, so that the ‘Old Town Road’ would be the symbol for success. The horse would be not having too much, but having what you have in order to get to where you’re trying to go. The ‘can’t nobody tell me nothing’ part is referring to my parents: wanting me to go back to school, not thinking it’s that likely for [me] to make it,” he further revealed. In what turned out to be a twist of fate, “Old Town Road” is now among the biggest chart hits of all time. You can listen to the viral song in the video below.
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