I think lots of people are conjuring images of the "morning after" pill when listening to this song nowadays. However, that may be kind of close. I agree that it's sung from the perspective of a guy who's if not an actual gigolo, is pretty near to it. For whatever reason, this encounter is especially poetic to him. "Saving a prayer" until the morning after is basically the idea of setting consequences aside and worrying about them later, be they typical one-night stand complications or other issues. The band tends to play this song as a tribute when someone close to them passes away. While the melancholic melody works for that purpose, the lyrics don't.
I think lots of people are conjuring images of the "morning after" pill when listening to this song nowadays. However, that may be kind of close. I agree that it's sung from the perspective of a guy who's if not an actual gigolo, is pretty near to it. For whatever reason, this encounter is especially poetic to him. "Saving a prayer" until the morning after is basically the idea of setting consequences aside and worrying about them later, be they typical one-night stand complications or other issues. The band tends to play this song as a tribute when someone close to them passes away. While the melancholic melody works for that purpose, the lyrics don't.