When i close my eyes and hear this song. I really imagine a cartoon. I see a kid playing with a ball in the beginning, and doveloping into a teenager before the rain, and during the rain i see someone struggling with high school, struggling with college, and struggling with trying to get a job. After the rain i see a man in his 30's with a steady job and a kid on the way. When the drums speed up and see the man older... in his 50's or 60's, and he's traveling around the world. Towards the end of the song i see a happy old man that will soon be dead.
This is just how i see the song, i didnt put much variety into the song, because i felt it was more of a background music to life, rather than something to entertain people for a minute and then let them forget about the songs existance.