Have to agree with Weasel that the lyrics are off here, but like usual Cooley saves the best lines for the end (which are incorrect as listed above). It's about that girl who everyone thought was so promising when she was young, but life caught up to her. This is a somewhat recurrent theme in Cooley's songs. I love the comparison to young women beauties to storms that come through fast but leave a mark.
"Pretty girls from the smallest towns, get remembered like storms and droughts that old men talk about for years to come
I guess that's why they give us names, so a few old men can say they saw us rain/reign when we were young. "
I also love that the last line starts the cycle over again, as the stripper/prostitute has moved on to the next customer - just highlighting the hopelessness of her life.
Have to agree with Weasel that the lyrics are off here, but like usual Cooley saves the best lines for the end (which are incorrect as listed above). It's about that girl who everyone thought was so promising when she was young, but life caught up to her. This is a somewhat recurrent theme in Cooley's songs. I love the comparison to young women beauties to storms that come through fast but leave a mark.
"Pretty girls from the smallest towns, get remembered like storms and droughts that old men talk about for years to come I guess that's why they give us names, so a few old men can say they saw us rain/reign when we were young. "
I also love that the last line starts the cycle over again, as the stripper/prostitute has moved on to the next customer - just highlighting the hopelessness of her life.