Lyrics
The lyrics tell of a man's love for a woman who "won't be true". The first verse is a declaration of his love and his desire to tell her that she is the only one for him. The second verse describes her infidelity and his jealousy and frustration. In the third verse he comes to the conclusion that he must leave her "where the guitars play," a sentiment reinforced by the vamp in which the lead singer, Robert Plant, is backed by the rest of the band repeating the two lines "Hey hey what can I do" and "Oh no what can I say". Many lyrics in the song indicate that the woman is a prostitute, such as "looking for my street-corner girl" and "my little lover does a midnight shift".
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