| Richard Shindell – The Last Fare of the Day Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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In the first verse it's cold and rainy and my guess is the woman has lost her child, the husband has to hold her up to keep from collapsing from grief and asks the cabbie to drive slowly, she's in such pain she thanks him (in a whisper) when he turns off the radio, she can't even deal with music and the rain is cruel! He sees them again in the spring and she has given birth and when he asks what the child's name is the husband says Grace and the wife says Hope and the rain is now sweet and the reservoirs previously mentioned to be at an all time low will be refilled. This writer is a Christian and has worked as a cab driver and although and his faith informs his music, I would argue it's done tastefully. For some reason this song invokes a number of visual images for me and I would argue is very well written? If they are not the same couple, perhaps he's making a comment about the circle of life? I really like the "I know it well this old ballet" line and how it is juxtaposed with what is seemingly mundane scenes of daily life. |
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