Never Been To Spain

The lyrics are playful and conversational. The speaker admits he has never visited several places, yet he enjoys the music or stories associated with them. As the song moves from Spain and England to ideas of heaven and home, it becomes less about travel and more about memory and whether exact facts matter.

The contrast between “never been” somewhere and liking what he knows about it suggests that imagination and secondhand impressions can create a sense of connection. The Beatles stand in for England through their music, while the trip toward Las Vegas that reaches only Needles turns a plan into a comic anticlimax. “What does it matter” is a casual way of saying that the precise answer may not be important.

The speaker’s uncertain memory of being born in Oklahoma—or perhaps Arizona—could be a joke, or a hint that personal origins feel distant or unclear. Likewise, comparing a place on earth with heaven mixes ordinary travel with a more ideal idea of paradise. The lyrics do not settle into a serious explanation; their light tone leaves room for both silliness and a relaxed message: enjoying something may matter more than having been there.