In their book Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon describe the song's lyrics as: "A narrator talks with mixed feelings about a woman who haunts him".
In their book Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon characterize the song's lyrics as: "A narrator converses with conflicting emotions regarding a woman who obsesses him".