the lyrics aren't anything to write home about but i think Stevie was just getting a lot out for herself just by writing something. i agree about the F-16 line.

Stevie always used to say "you can't write a good song if you're happy because you're just too busy being happy all the time....you have to be somewhere between tragedy and happiness...great art from great tragedy". I know Stevie was applying this to her own ethics about writing. Well, i don't think she's experiencing any great tragedy now that i know of so it would seem fitting that her lyrics are suffering as a result. I really hate to say that her whole (sober & straight) lifestyle has contributed to this as well. On her defense though, she has written some great stuff in the past so it sort of makes up for it. Oh well, what can you do? The woman's paid her dues.