I've always though that this song is actually about Marianne Faithfull. First of all, a lot of phrases seem to suggest the song is about a female ("My sweet honey love" and "Well you're drunk in the alley baby"). Also, "getting high" on women seems to be a pretty common theme in Mick's lyrics-- "What a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz" in Loving Cup comes to mind. Finally, it is pretty well known that Marianne Faithfull was more or less a homeless heroin junkie for a few years after breaking up with Mick which fits right in with the second verse.
I've always though that this song is actually about Marianne Faithfull. First of all, a lot of phrases seem to suggest the song is about a female ("My sweet honey love" and "Well you're drunk in the alley baby"). Also, "getting high" on women seems to be a pretty common theme in Mick's lyrics-- "What a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz" in Loving Cup comes to mind. Finally, it is pretty well known that Marianne Faithfull was more or less a homeless heroin junkie for a few years after breaking up with Mick which fits right in with the second verse.