it doesnt matter if you tell them your name

Going old school tonight...Goo Goo Dolls...Name.

Loved the song and CD.

I realized while listening how true this song is. "The past is never far..."

It doesnt matter. New people can try to be nice and not say your name...but people figure it out anyway.

A name doesnt follow you. A name only follows you as a legacy after you die, hence people who need to call thier kids Jr, Sr, II, III, etc.

Or is the song saying to not make their name famous.

Or is the song saying dont use a name to get ahead in the world.

Or is the song saying "name" in place of a name like "Amy" or "Anna Lee" in the songs by Pure Prairie League and Hal Ketchum. Or "Melissa" by The Allman Brothers Band.

Who knows....this is why i love music. Our generations poetry. You can interpret it however you like.

Usually I tell you how I interpret it, but tonight I can't do that...think for yourself.