The story is not too nice, but the lyrics are great.
They fit the song and the Rockin’ Blues delivery.
As though sung from a Bar room floor.
I doubt if Rod himself wrote them.
I can imagine Tina Turner singing a song like this one, maybe 40 years ago. Just a few lyric changes. She lived the life too, unfortunately.
Ike was very violent with Tina for many years.
Why she stayed with him, I couldn’t explain.
Her real character must have been the opposite of her bold and brassy stage presence.
Ike was very violent with Tina for many years.
Why she stayed with him, I couldn’t explain.
When she finally got away, it was at a gas station, with nothing in her pocket. That is hard. There are people right this second in this same situation all over. Bruised, penniless, feeling they have nowhere to go. Worse, maybe with little kids too.