Roxanne

My original critique is a little too vague so here's another one:<br /> <br /> The person the song is sung about sounds like a complete jerk in the middle of the song - he implies she should be grateful he didn't disrespect her (wow, what a stand-up guy...) but tells her to put her stuff away and to stop working because "it's a bad way" (perhaps he's highly religious and his beliefes tell him so?) and he doesn't want to "share" her (which implies he's either very jealous and thinks she'll magically fall in love with a client - highly unlikely as this is just business for them, in the same way that that lady that sold me my car isn't really THAT interested in my personnal life - or perhaps he doesn't seem to understand that prostitutes deal in sex not love - pretend love, yes, but real love? For a woman, or anyone, to be like that you'd basically have to fall in love with people at the drop of a hat - someone like that would more likely end up in a dead-end marriage that fizzled out than at a red light district...)<br /> <br /> <br /> In summary, this song is about the types of men who think they can "save" prostitutes.... from what? their independence and financial security?

Are you for real? "Independence and financial security"? Unless they are the high paid call girls, the percentage of those who are on the streets due to drug addictions and or child abuse at the hands of a parent is staggering. It was once 80% (early 80's). Most women/girls who have any self-confidence PLUS choices, would not choose to risk death; disease; being beaten and robbed; pregnancy; etc. Most women/girls do not dream of having some stranger's penis in their mouths or stuck up their backsides for $10 so they can get high after he leaves. Geesh!