Let me begin by stating that I am a married man- just like the bandmembers of Rascal Flatts, who also wrote this song. This song is written from the point of view of a very happily married man. I think that you have to assume the persona of the speaker in order to get a lot of songs, and this song most definitely falls into that category of songs.
Okay, with that being said, the lyrics express this married man's incredibly sincere and--indeed--awestruck appreciation for his wife as a lover. The beautiful metaphor RF chooses to stand for lovemaking is dancing. There are a few referrals to dancing made throughout the song which are obviously meant to have another meaning as well (i.e., "she takes my hand", "holding on and letting go", "every move she makes", etc.). The song talks about taking the husband/singer "higher and further" than he's ever been, how his wife/lover always says "yes" to his needs---it's pretty obvious what this song is about.
It is certainly not about two people holding hands and talking, as evidenced by the pretty blatant lyrics "No questions, no talking at all"...
I understand the view that this is a "perverted song", especially if you are of the feminist persuasion. However, let me explain that as a married man myself, this song does indeed describe a heavenly lover, especially a married woman. For many reasons, some good and many bad, a lot of married women are not comfortable with their sexuality enough to give themselves over to the kind of physical loving that requires "No limits, no lines" being drawn. In a loving marriage, this isn't "perverted"; now, if the song was about a casual fling, it would be morally reprehensible and chauvinistic. However, it is a song about married lovemaking that is more than just "sex" ("it's more than love she makes"); it's the kind of lovemaking that inspires awe, gratitude, and even reverence in the husband. Believe me, I know from my own wife. Do we deserve such lovers? No, because women do invariably have to give more than they take. And that's why we men should be incredibly grateful for these wonderful, majestic wives who do, indeed, go all the way.
In short, it's about sex, but it's written with great skill, tenderness, and truthfulness.
So, my advice to all you married ladies who don't know what your husbands want is simply this: listen closely to this song.
Let me begin by stating that I am a married man- just like the bandmembers of Rascal Flatts, who also wrote this song. This song is written from the point of view of a very happily married man. I think that you have to assume the persona of the speaker in order to get a lot of songs, and this song most definitely falls into that category of songs.
Okay, with that being said, the lyrics express this married man's incredibly sincere and--indeed--awestruck appreciation for his wife as a lover. The beautiful metaphor RF chooses to stand for lovemaking is dancing. There are a few referrals to dancing made throughout the song which are obviously meant to have another meaning as well (i.e., "she takes my hand", "holding on and letting go", "every move she makes", etc.). The song talks about taking the husband/singer "higher and further" than he's ever been, how his wife/lover always says "yes" to his needs---it's pretty obvious what this song is about. It is certainly not about two people holding hands and talking, as evidenced by the pretty blatant lyrics "No questions, no talking at all"...
I understand the view that this is a "perverted song", especially if you are of the feminist persuasion. However, let me explain that as a married man myself, this song does indeed describe a heavenly lover, especially a married woman. For many reasons, some good and many bad, a lot of married women are not comfortable with their sexuality enough to give themselves over to the kind of physical loving that requires "No limits, no lines" being drawn. In a loving marriage, this isn't "perverted"; now, if the song was about a casual fling, it would be morally reprehensible and chauvinistic. However, it is a song about married lovemaking that is more than just "sex" ("it's more than love she makes"); it's the kind of lovemaking that inspires awe, gratitude, and even reverence in the husband. Believe me, I know from my own wife. Do we deserve such lovers? No, because women do invariably have to give more than they take. And that's why we men should be incredibly grateful for these wonderful, majestic wives who do, indeed, go all the way.
In short, it's about sex, but it's written with great skill, tenderness, and truthfulness.
So, my advice to all you married ladies who don't know what your husbands want is simply this: listen closely to this song.