Although it could apply to anyone, I tend to believe that the reference early on of "Father and Mother, Sister and Brother" leans this song to having been written with family in mind.
Nearly all of us, and especially those of us getting on in age experience riffs and disagreements with our family members that never get repaired, mostly because we "stand there with our foolish pride".
This song says to me to never miss an opportunity to rain love onto my family members and if there are any "squeaky wheels" to rain even more down on them. Then I will feel those bad feelings "beginning to ease". A great song, by a great artist.
Although it could apply to anyone, I tend to believe that the reference early on of "Father and Mother, Sister and Brother" leans this song to having been written with family in mind. Nearly all of us, and especially those of us getting on in age experience riffs and disagreements with our family members that never get repaired, mostly because we "stand there with our foolish pride". This song says to me to never miss an opportunity to rain love onto my family members and if there are any "squeaky wheels" to rain even more down on them. Then I will feel those bad feelings "beginning to ease". A great song, by a great artist.