Steel Wheels wrote on Oct 14
th, 2009 at 7:00pm:
I've always thought it meant that what she is trying to share with the guy in the song be it drink, drug, companionship, etc....just isn't working. They can't make the relationship work, but can't say goodbye to one another. She tries and tries, but to no avail. What works for you doesn't work for me.
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The thread presents a decent question and I agree with your take. As well, Mick is being typically "Mick" in his balladry in saying that unlike his chic, in this song, he's a sick, tormented soul that needs something much more than any type of home cooking or old fashioned recipe to bring him peace with himself and inner happiness which initially he thought may be possible and in hopes of making a strong and stable relationship.
This, in addition and in conjunction to your thoughts on these lines is what I think Mick means in this number. It is in the vain of a Stones ballad to have these deeper meanings. Much more than the typical ballads other artists do where in their ballads it is more often the simple equation of ..."I love you and how happy (or sad) I am". Many Stones songs and their ballads go much deeper than typical.
This is what makes so many Stones songs, and as well in case this ballad's meaning so unique and in a way ....very weary, at times drugged out, and kinda strange to the every day individual. Yet ...they understand. This is a major part of what has always made The Stones ....The Stones.
*I realize you know all this, but I did want to add my two simple bits. Cheers mate and nice insight.
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