Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

The speaker faces a run of small troubles, represented by rain that keeps falling. At first, the mood is mildly annoyed: things do not seem to fit, and the speaker even complains to the sun. But the feeling shifts toward calm confidence. The speaker recognizes that being unhappy about the rain will not make it stop, and expects happiness to arrive eventually.

The comparison with a person whose feet are too big for the bed suggests an awkward mismatch: ordinary things feel uncomfortable or out of place. The sun is treated as if it were a person who has neglected its job by “sleeping on the job.” “The blues” means sadness or low spirits, while happiness “steps up to greet” the speaker, as if it were a visitor coming along soon.

The rain can be read as literal bad weather, but it also stands for difficulties or disappointments. The speaker does not claim that problems have disappeared; instead, they choose not to let them defeat them. The ending’s claim to feel free and untroubled sounds hopeful and self-assured, though it may be a way of keeping a positive attitude rather than proof that nothing is wrong.