For the hobo interpretation of this song, people don\'t do anything about the hobo\'s problems because 1) They are busy with their own lives, 2), they don\'t know what to do because they don\'t know the hobo personally, 3), They are just as poor as the hobo, so they can\'t help, or 4), they are biased against hobos. For the depressed people looking for solutions to their problems, people don\'t do anything but stare because 1)They don\'t know what their problems are, so they can\'t help, 2) They are staring because the person is making a scene in public, 3)They think that because it\'s not happening to them means it doesn\'t exist. The line about God contributing to his loss makes it a religion rant song because he has committed some grave sin that is unforgivable, and this is his punishment for the sin he committed.
For the hobo interpretation of this song, people don\'t do anything about the hobo\'s problems because 1) They are busy with their own lives, 2), they don\'t know what to do because they don\'t know the hobo personally, 3), They are just as poor as the hobo, so they can\'t help, or 4), they are biased against hobos. For the depressed people looking for solutions to their problems, people don\'t do anything but stare because 1)They don\'t know what their problems are, so they can\'t help, 2) They are staring because the person is making a scene in public, 3)They think that because it\'s not happening to them means it doesn\'t exist. The line about God contributing to his loss makes it a religion rant song because he has committed some grave sin that is unforgivable, and this is his punishment for the sin he committed.