I think it's a marriage proposal. The part that goes, "so buy a pretty dress/wear it out tonight/for all the boys you think/could outdo me..." sounds as if she is trying to make him jealous. And she is. But it also sounds as if he KNOWS that this relationship is IT. He's not worried that she will find someone who will give her more than the relationship they already have.
I think it's a marriage proposal. The part that goes, "so buy a pretty dress/wear it out tonight/for all the boys you think/could outdo me..." sounds as if she is trying to make him jealous. And she is. But it also sounds as if he KNOWS that this relationship is IT. He's not worried that she will find someone who will give her more than the relationship they already have.
The part that goes, "well the children laugh and sing/a song that ushers in her driving rain..." seals it as a marriage proposal. Rain...represents the...
The part that goes, "well the children laugh and sing/a song that ushers in her driving rain..." seals it as a marriage proposal. Rain...represents the decision-making event (since rain often used in literature to represent turning points) and the children refers to the idea of a family.
i kinda get the feeling he's thinking of this girl that he has this thing for but she's trying to find someone better than him
I think it's a marriage proposal. The part that goes, "so buy a pretty dress/wear it out tonight/for all the boys you think/could outdo me..." sounds as if she is trying to make him jealous. And she is. But it also sounds as if he KNOWS that this relationship is IT. He's not worried that she will find someone who will give her more than the relationship they already have.
I think it's a marriage proposal. The part that goes, "so buy a pretty dress/wear it out tonight/for all the boys you think/could outdo me..." sounds as if she is trying to make him jealous. And she is. But it also sounds as if he KNOWS that this relationship is IT. He's not worried that she will find someone who will give her more than the relationship they already have.
The part that goes, "well the children laugh and sing/a song that ushers in her driving rain..." seals it as a marriage proposal. Rain...represents the...
The part that goes, "well the children laugh and sing/a song that ushers in her driving rain..." seals it as a marriage proposal. Rain...represents the decision-making event (since rain often used in literature to represent turning points) and the children refers to the idea of a family.
I have a few more words on this song here: http://tproll.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/eyes-that-dance-with-no-clothes-ryan-adams-in-my-winding-wheel/