The girl is only sixteen. Notice that two sentences use a word that is emphasized but makes no sense in the context, "gifted" and "sinking". Both rhyme with sixteen.
He's sleeping with a very naive (and pushy) girl who thinks they'll get married. The entire tone of the song is one of remorse, guilt, and hiding. It fits perfectly that he comes close to mentioning her age, but changes it at the last minute.
The mention of being legal, cops, feeling dirty, concealing the evidence, etc. all point to this.
Two words: Statutory rape.
The girl is only sixteen. Notice that two sentences use a word that is emphasized but makes no sense in the context, "gifted" and "sinking". Both rhyme with sixteen.
He's sleeping with a very naive (and pushy) girl who thinks they'll get married. The entire tone of the song is one of remorse, guilt, and hiding. It fits perfectly that he comes close to mentioning her age, but changes it at the last minute.
The mention of being legal, cops, feeling dirty, concealing the evidence, etc. all point to this.