Discover the story of the song > Like William Mckinley – Al Stewart

The protagonist received a letter that was sent from far away. He already knows what it says, so he doesn't even bother opening it. Instead, he goes back to a happy dream he had before their relationship went bad. He decides to sit on his porch and just let life happen without worrying about anything. Sometimes, he'll open a window and look at the cloudy sky, and then he'll put away thoughts of his partner in a drawer in his mind and say goodbye to all his troubles. The area where he lives is empty of people, as they only come in the summer and leave in the fall, just like his partner did. But he doesn't mind being alone, and he has no desire to be anywhere else. So, he'll just stay on his porch and let the world come to him.