I think the first verse implies she isn't a prostitute, but she sort of feels like one -- it "wasn't how she paid rent," but she slept with an unremarkable guy, because it was just easier to say yes than no -- "he would drive her home, then." I don't think he drove her home for dyeing her hair; I think that's another symbol of how she doesn't feel like her true self.
I think the first verse implies she isn't a prostitute, but she sort of feels like one -- it "wasn't how she paid rent," but she slept with an unremarkable guy, because it was just easier to say yes than no -- "he would drive her home, then." I don't think he drove her home for dyeing her hair; I think that's another symbol of how she doesn't feel like her true self.