Well, I was joking, but it's kind of an interesting other-side-of-the-proverbial-coin if you dwell on their conceits. Where "Sail Away" is about a trader enticing an African to come to America so he can be sold into slavery, "Streets of Baltimore" about a guy bringing his (white) lady from rural Tennessee to the bright lights of the city, which she ends up loving so much she ditches the guy.
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 20 March 2020 15:07 (four years ago) link