The song takes place in the real world – first in Dublin, Ireland and later on, in London, England. There are 2 settings, the one she moves from and the one she moves to. The one she moves from is her home in Dublin. It isn’t described in details, but the three lines in the text (line 2-4); “Where there was not too much going down, for girls whose only hope, was not to find a man who could piss in pot”, gives you a strong feeling of what kind of a place it is. It’s described as a sad place, where you can’t pursue your dreams. On the other hand, there is London, the place she moves to, which is a complete contrast to Dublin. London is a fascinating and happy place, where dreams come true. There is a link between her wanting to be a star and her wanting to go to London, therefore London as the happy and good place. E.g. she says in line 6 “And I knew I wanted to be a big star” and in line 17 she says; “I’m going away to London”.

There are 4 persons involved in the song, Sinead, her dad and her 2 children. Sinead goes through a transformation, from being sad and “locked” – both by her father, but also by not having any opportunities, in Dublin, to being free and happy in London; e.g. (line 33-34) “I’m glad I came here to London, I’ve had myself some big fat fun”. One more thing that shows the transformation is stanza 1 vs. stanza 4. In stanza 1 she says that she wants to be cool, wants to stand up tall and in stanza 4 she says that she feels real cool and stands up tall. She goes from wanting to do it, to doing it.

The moral of the song is to have the courage, to break free from your parents, but also parents letting go of you. Breaking free from parents is a huge part of growing up, and in this song we see it when Sinead wants to go to London. E.g. she says: “And I told my poor worried father”; her father isn’t happy about her going away. The song ends with