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Old 10-01-2010, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by louielouie2000 View Post
I think the usage of "child" and "I was only 10" are meant to be metaphors. I think Stevie's writing about the love affair and subsequent breakup that finally made her grow up. I think we've all had that one really intense love that forever changed us, made us view the world through different lenses, and most notably... matured us. After the loss of your first true love, there's also an enormous loss of innocence... and I think that's what this song is about.
That's what I think too I never really listened to this song much until recently, when I kind of went through the whole process you just described. Now the song actually has a meaning to me, that I never really cared for before.
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