I always pictured this song as being about a prostitute. He says "Little girl you've been down here so long, I can tell by the way that you move". He later talks about her "left standing out on the street". The first verse about going into the house where the blinds are closed could also be meeting a client.
Basically she is trapped in the cage of being a prostitute... the song is sung from the perspective of her male client/love interest
I always pictured this song as being about a prostitute. He says "Little girl you've been down here so long, I can tell by the way that you move". He later talks about her "left standing out on the street". The first verse about going into the house where the blinds are closed could also be meeting a client.
Basically she is trapped in the cage of being a prostitute... the song is sung from the perspective of her male client/love interest