A literal interpretation - This song is written from the character of a homeless person, wandering the streets collecting change in a tin can (his friend), making comments on store mannequins (scarecrows) and neon Salvation Army signs (bright before me), and wanting to stay dry. "Human kindness is overflowing" is painfully sarcastic.
A literal interpretation - This song is written from the character of a homeless person, wandering the streets collecting change in a tin can (his friend), making comments on store mannequins (scarecrows) and neon Salvation Army signs (bright before me), and wanting to stay dry. "Human kindness is overflowing" is painfully sarcastic.