the idea of this being about no longer being able to "get drunk" off of someone she once loved passionately is an interesting interpretation, but i don't think it's quite right, and here's why.
at the time of her breaking up with graham nash, she still loved him passionately. as she said in "woman of heart and mind" interview for PBS, when she left graham she still loved him in a way she didn't think was possible for herself to achieve. she just felt obligated to her creative muse.
i think she was still very much in love with graham. the language she uses throughout the song is very bittersweet and appropriate for thinking of someone you very much love but can no longer be with. "you are in my blood, you're my holy wine" -- the love she feels is still very passionate (and passion with joni seems to be spiritual). the reason we all feel the passion in her words is because she still feels very passionate. it wouldn't make sense for her to be singing about not having passion for a guy but yet it seems such a passionate song, would it?
i think "i would still be on my feet" simply means that she was so in love that she couldn't get enough of him.
the idea of this being about no longer being able to "get drunk" off of someone she once loved passionately is an interesting interpretation, but i don't think it's quite right, and here's why. at the time of her breaking up with graham nash, she still loved him passionately. as she said in "woman of heart and mind" interview for PBS, when she left graham she still loved him in a way she didn't think was possible for herself to achieve. she just felt obligated to her creative muse.
i think she was still very much in love with graham. the language she uses throughout the song is very bittersweet and appropriate for thinking of someone you very much love but can no longer be with. "you are in my blood, you're my holy wine" -- the love she feels is still very passionate (and passion with joni seems to be spiritual). the reason we all feel the passion in her words is because she still feels very passionate. it wouldn't make sense for her to be singing about not having passion for a guy but yet it seems such a passionate song, would it? i think "i would still be on my feet" simply means that she was so in love that she couldn't get enough of him.