Be my "lonely valentine" - perhaps asking his lady love, who he fears to lose, to be faithful while he is away. Springsteen likely wrote this either while he was on the road or musing about his loneliness while away from the woman he loves. Perhaps it was in this moment he realised how important and precious the love of this one woman is to him. So why does he fear losing the love of his chosen woman? Let's face it, a guy like Bruce doesn't lose women to a male rival. Perhaps he fears he will somehow ruin the relationship by succumbing to the temptation of so many suitable people (women) willing to assuage his loneliness on the road. In any case, this is a guy who is far away from the woman he has devoted himself to, and he feels deeply vulnerable about it - about how fragile such a love can seem from such a far distance.
Be my "lonely valentine" - perhaps asking his lady love, who he fears to lose, to be faithful while he is away. Springsteen likely wrote this either while he was on the road or musing about his loneliness while away from the woman he loves. Perhaps it was in this moment he realised how important and precious the love of this one woman is to him. So why does he fear losing the love of his chosen woman? Let's face it, a guy like Bruce doesn't lose women to a male rival. Perhaps he fears he will somehow ruin the relationship by succumbing to the temptation of so many suitable people (women) willing to assuage his loneliness on the road. In any case, this is a guy who is far away from the woman he has devoted himself to, and he feels deeply vulnerable about it - about how fragile such a love can seem from such a far distance.