Song Meaning

The lyrics paint a picture of a rushed, perhaps impulsive, commitment. The narrator urges Jennifer to "put it in writing" and "do it right now," suggesting a desire for immediate, concrete proof of their relationship's solidity. This urgency is juxtaposed with the idea that "love is blind," hinting that the decision might be based more on emotion than clear-headed judgment. The repeated phrase "Jennifer we can't go wrong" feels less like a statement of fact and more like a desperate plea or a self-reassurance. There's a palpable tension between the spoken word and the unfolding reality. The narrator questions Jennifer's past feelings and experiences with bad dreams, perhaps drawing a parallel to the current situation feeling inescapable. The phrase "it's written there in blue" appears twice, first in relation to a "heart and arrow through" and then linked to "Jennifer in blue." This repetition suggests a permanent mark or a deep, possibly sorrowful, inscription of their bond, with "blue" carrying connotations of sadness or melancholy. The most striking element is the contrast between the initial pronouncements of "forever" and the abrupt shift in the final lines. Jennifer's "forever she said" is met with the narrator's observation, "But you change with the weather / And this is the rain." This implies that the promised permanence is already dissolving, and the current difficult reality is the inevitable consequence of their hasty actions, leaving the narrator to face the storm alone or together in a way that feels less like a chosen destiny and more like an unavoidable downpour.