I heard that the woman in the song wants to have sex with the man in the song, but the social mores that existed during the time of the writing wouldn't let her do so, so that's why she's rebuffing his advances. She cares about her reputation more than the romance because she fears what her friends and family will think if she accepts his advances, but she fails to realize that they will want her to stay put until the storm is over. Why couldn't she just call them and tell them that the storm is getting worse, so she has to spend the night with her boyfriend. They can sleep in separate bedrooms to satisfy the gossipy hens and roosters who object to it.
I heard that the woman in the song wants to have sex with the man in the song, but the social mores that existed during the time of the writing wouldn't let her do so, so that's why she's rebuffing his advances. She cares about her reputation more than the romance because she fears what her friends and family will think if she accepts his advances, but she fails to realize that they will want her to stay put until the storm is over. Why couldn't she just call them and tell them that the storm is getting worse, so she has to spend the night with her boyfriend. They can sleep in separate bedrooms to satisfy the gossipy hens and roosters who object to it.