Standing In The Rain

I think that the whole song is from the prostitute's point of view, not just the second verse.

Yes, that is correct! It is about Hastings street in Vancouver, and a prostitute. Trust me... Ben told me himself...

At the concert.

Here's a more indepth interpretitation, for anyone who would like it...but it's pretty easy really.

"My head, it hurts Each day it's getting worse"

--She's really screwed up, and she knows it, and the more she goes over it in her mind, the more screwed up her head gets, and every day, with all the shit she goes through, it just gets worse, and worse, and worse.--

"My looks and smile Have now become my curse Tight lips, red skirt.."

--most people would love to be beautiful, but she probably wishes she was an ugly bint, because the way she looks is what makes dirty old men want to abuse her--

"Big car, little man My lover for a fee"

--is saying that all these guys who think they're hard with all their bling and their big pimpmobiles are really just little, insecure runts inside--

"So if you see me will you just drive on by? Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye? And if you want me then I guess I want you Oh pretty baby how could you?"

--it's just describing how she's standing there, presenting herself, waiting for an offer, and all the time she's weeping inside--

"Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983"

--In some places, they put photos of missing people on the sides of milk cartons, so obviously this is about the photo of her, reminding us she is lost and homeless--

"Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' through my veins"

--this is where it tells us she's a heroin adicct--

I could go on and explain the rest, but I can't be bothered and it's really easy to understand anyway. One line I like is:

"No sun, my room Has now become my herse"

--where for most people their room is a safe, private place, this is where she is horribly exploited by strange men every night--

maybe it means that she ran away from home as a child looking for a better life or something, but it never happened and she "had" to go into prostitution to make enough money to live and to support her heroin addiction...

i think that this song is about picking up a prostitute, with the red skirt and the car, the prostitute is standing in the rain and all the second verse could be from the hookers point of view-- just read it, its pretty self explanatory

I think that the whole song is from the prostitute's point of view, not just the second verse.

This are the correct lyrics:

My head, it hurts Each day it's getting worse My looks and smile Have now become my curse Tight lips, red skirt The neverending street Big car, little man My lover for a fee

So if you see me will you just drive on by? Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye? And if you want me then I guess I want you Oh pretty baby how could you?

Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' through my veins

My head it hurts Each day its getting worse No sun, my room Has now become my herse Cold sores, im beat Got bruises on my feet My pride, these men Have taken it from me

So if you see me will you just drive on by? Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye? And if you want me then I guess I want you Oh pretty baby how could you?

Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' through my veins

Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' through my veins

So if you see me will you just drive on by? Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye? And if you want me then I guess I want you Oh pretty baby how could you?

Standing in the rain Standing in the rain Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Mother, I have lost my way Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' though my veins Standing in the rain Mother, I have lost my way Standing in the rain Mother, I have lost my way

This are the correct lyrics:

My head, it hurts Each day it's getting worse My looks and smile Have now become my curse Tight lips, red skirt The neverending street Big car, little man My lover for a fee

So if you see me will you just drive on by? Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye? And if you want me then I guess I want you Oh pretty baby how could you?

Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' through my veins

My head it hurts Each day its getting worse No sun, my room Has now become my herse Cold sores, im beat Got bruises on my feet My pride, these men Have taken it from me

So if you see me will you just drive on by? Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye? And if you want me then I guess I want you Oh pretty baby how could you?

Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' through my veins

Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' through my veins

So if you see me will you just drive on by? Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye? And if you want me then I guess I want you Oh pretty baby how could you?

Standing in the rain Standing in the rain Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Mother, I have lost my way Standing in the rain Milk carton mugshot baby Missing since 1983 Standing in the rain 20 years of dirty needles Raindrops runnin' though my veins Standing in the rain Mother, I have lost my way Standing in the rain Mother, I have lost my way

It's about a heroin addicted Prostitute, It says that on their web site.

In an article from 'What Magzine', it reads that lead singer Ben Kowalewicz exchanged a glance with a Vancouver prostitute which inspired him to go right this song.