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No one looked as I walked by
Just an invitation would have been just fine
Said no to him again and again
First, he took my heart, then he ran
No one knows how I feel
What I say unless you read between my lines
One man walked away from me
First, he took my hand, take me home
Stand back, stand back
In the middle of my room
I did not hear from you
It's all right, it's all right
To be standing in a line
Standing in a line
I would cry
Do not turn away, my friend
Like a willow I can bend
No man calls my name
No man came
So I walked on down away from you
Maybe your attention was more
Than you could do
One man did not call
He asked me for my love
And that was all
Stand back, stand back
In the middle of my room
I did not hear from you
It's all right, it's all right
To be standing in a line
Standing in a line
Standing in a line
So I walked on down the line
Away from you
Maybe your attention was more
Than I could do
One man did not call
Well, he asked me for my love
That was all
Just an invitation would have been just fine
Said no to him again and again
First, he took my heart, then he ran
No one knows how I feel
What I say unless you read between my lines
One man walked away from me
First, he took my hand, take me home
Stand back, stand back
In the middle of my room
I did not hear from you
It's all right, it's all right
To be standing in a line
Standing in a line
I would cry
Do not turn away, my friend
Like a willow I can bend
No man calls my name
No man came
So I walked on down away from you
Maybe your attention was more
Than you could do
One man did not call
He asked me for my love
And that was all
Stand back, stand back
In the middle of my room
I did not hear from you
It's all right, it's all right
To be standing in a line
Standing in a line
Standing in a line
So I walked on down the line
Away from you
Maybe your attention was more
Than I could do
One man did not call
Well, he asked me for my love
That was all
Lyrics submitted by Concertina
Track duration: 04:57
"Stand Back" as written by Prince Rogers Nelson, Stevie Nicks
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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The "him" in the song refers to the 'pimp' that she fell for, and whom manipulated her into become a 'ladt of the night'. After so long, though, he casts her out, which she didn't want at that point, since she now has a reputation for being who she became, a whore. ("Do not turn away...no man came") He never gave her any attention at the time, and now no other man will either. She screwed herself over by falling for the pimp in the long run. She was just "standing in a line" with other prostitutes, when all she wanted was one "man" to "call", which he really didn't.
Through all of this, she isn't desired by any guy, and now she doesn't want a man due to the hell she was put through, therefore the phrase, "stand back".
Before any of you think this is some kind of joke, I really put some deep thought into what this song could mean, and this made sense to me. The real meaning of this song puzzled me for days.
"I got married the day I wrote this song. We were driving to Santa Barbara and a new song by Prince came on, so we pulled over somewhere and got the tape. It just gave me an incredible idea, so I spent many hours that night writing a song about some kind of crazy argument, and it was to become one of the most important of my songs. I've been doing this song for years, Fleetwood Mac does it also, and I never get tired of it. 'Stand Back' has always been my favorite song onstage, because...when it starts, it has an energy that comes from somewhere unknown...and it seems to have no timespace. I've never quite understood this sound....but I have NEVER questioned it.
I become a different person, and I like that, because usually I make up my OWN characters...but the lady in 'Stand Back' was not my idea. By the way, Prince did come into the studio the night I called him and told him about the song, and he played incredible synthesizer on it...and then he just walked out of my life, and I didn't see him for a long time.
It was extraordinary...
~Stevie Nicks, Timespace Liner Notes, 1991
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