I vaguely remember Terri Nunn talking about this in their live DVD from around 2003, and I don't remember the female character in the song being a prostitute. No, it was about the things that the sexes have to go through, showing the advantages and disadvantages--she has to be all these things/gets to be all these things, but he has to be/gets to be just one kind of man. It can work in either way. Knowing that it's Terri, I'd bet she is taking advantage of her power to at least bring herself fulfillment.
I vaguely remember Terri Nunn talking about this in their live DVD from around 2003, and I don't remember the female character in the song being a prostitute. No, it was about the things that the sexes have to go through, showing the advantages and disadvantages--she has to be all these things/gets to be all these things, but he has to be/gets to be just one kind of man. It can work in either way. Knowing that it's Terri, I'd bet she is taking advantage of her power to at least bring herself fulfillment.