I dated a woman who was never lifted up, never loved for who she was. She could never understand she was worth loving. The lyrics declare her "hard luck woman", that is who she is in her own mind. The lyrics say "you're not a hard luck woman". She can't be a queen because she has no self worth. Her nickname "Rags" is acceptable to her for the same reasons. She views herself as a rag, not worthy of love. A child of the water could also be an astrological reference, withholding emotions. She needs to "find her man", the one she feels worthy of, not the one worthy of her and then she will know love. In the song he leaves her because he could not break through to her so she could never love him, hence his leaving but not wanting to.
I dated a woman who was never lifted up, never loved for who she was. She could never understand she was worth loving. The lyrics declare her "hard luck woman", that is who she is in her own mind. The lyrics say "you're not a hard luck woman". She can't be a queen because she has no self worth. Her nickname "Rags" is acceptable to her for the same reasons. She views herself as a rag, not worthy of love. A child of the water could also be an astrological reference, withholding emotions. She needs to "find her man", the one she feels worthy of, not the one worthy of her and then she will know love. In the song he leaves her because he could not break through to her so she could never love him, hence his leaving but not wanting to.