I've always thought that Loretta is a prostitute that the singer is in love with, or maybe he just thoroughly enjoys her company. But several lines seem to reinforce that idea; how she's a barroom girl, and she loves like the singer wants her to. She always seems to want to have fun, and she wants the singer to have fun too (which seems uncommon in conventional relationships). And of course, how Loretta doesn't care when the singer leaves, so long as there are other customers to take his place.
I've always thought that Loretta is a prostitute that the singer is in love with, or maybe he just thoroughly enjoys her company. But several lines seem to reinforce that idea; how she's a barroom girl, and she loves like the singer wants her to. She always seems to want to have fun, and she wants the singer to have fun too (which seems uncommon in conventional relationships). And of course, how Loretta doesn't care when the singer leaves, so long as there are other customers to take his place.