I'd say this song is about a man who left his girl and asked her to stay around for him, but she cheated on him... overthrowing him... and he doesn't know about it and doesn't suspect it and is just going about it, but she's caught the "fever" of feeling guilty about it.
I'd say this song is about a man who left his girl and asked her to stay around for him, but she cheated on him... overthrowing him... and he doesn't know about it and doesn't suspect it and is just going about it, but she's caught the "fever" of feeling guilty about it.