I have to disagree with everyone so far. I view it as a negative song. The streets of your town refer to where his lover lives. 'The rain is on it's way' is a euphamism as rain symbolises gloominess. 'Watch the butcher shine his knives and this town is full of battered wives' refers to the roughness and violence of the area. 'They shut it down, they closed it down' I view as a reference to the fact the area had nothing going for it so whatever was still operating there the people in power terminated. He goes everyday to the streets of your town to see his lover but everytime he does he is touched as it is so different to the normal lifestyle he is used to. If it was a reference to Brisbane then it would be the streets of my town not your town and it wouldn't be unusual for him to walk through it every day if it was in reference to where he lived.
I have to disagree with everyone so far. I view it as a negative song. The streets of your town refer to where his lover lives. 'The rain is on it's way' is a euphamism as rain symbolises gloominess. 'Watch the butcher shine his knives and this town is full of battered wives' refers to the roughness and violence of the area. 'They shut it down, they closed it down' I view as a reference to the fact the area had nothing going for it so whatever was still operating there the people in power terminated. He goes everyday to the streets of your town to see his lover but everytime he does he is touched as it is so different to the normal lifestyle he is used to. If it was a reference to Brisbane then it would be the streets of my town not your town and it wouldn't be unusual for him to walk through it every day if it was in reference to where he lived.