It's about a man and his car. A relationship that can also serve as a metaphor for a relationship between a man and a woman. In this song, the singer has just sold/ is about to sell his convertible because he just realized it rains too much where he lives and having a convertible just doesn't make sense. Images of water is consistantly used to signal trouble/the end of the relationship but the car imagery is there too "lock the top". The use of a convertible is indeed romantic as convertibles are associated with care free summer days (or the height of the relationship) however when fall and winter come around (perhaps signifying older age/maturity) a convertible is no longer practical. Just how when we are younger our relationships tended to be carefree but as we grow older and start looking for 'marriage' type qualities in our significant others the types of people we date tend to change.
It's about a man and his car. A relationship that can also serve as a metaphor for a relationship between a man and a woman. In this song, the singer has just sold/ is about to sell his convertible because he just realized it rains too much where he lives and having a convertible just doesn't make sense. Images of water is consistantly used to signal trouble/the end of the relationship but the car imagery is there too "lock the top". The use of a convertible is indeed romantic as convertibles are associated with care free summer days (or the height of the relationship) however when fall and winter come around (perhaps signifying older age/maturity) a convertible is no longer practical. Just how when we are younger our relationships tended to be carefree but as we grow older and start looking for 'marriage' type qualities in our significant others the types of people we date tend to change.