Lyric discussion by dadams309 

Cover art for Your Name On A Grain Of Rice lyrics by Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

k guys this is songmeaning.net not post your opinion of how good you think the song is. to me this song means he's somewhat sad or ashamed of being on the road he's chosen "Wish my rear view mirror could tell me a lie" maybe the path of rock and roll has made his girlfriend leave him. so he would pay full price for her name on a grain of rice. in order to maybe taste her again or just remember some of the times they had before he it went sour. and he would pay full price because she means that much. he might ship the grain of rice home also just to let her know he's thinking of her