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WEBMISTRESS speculates:
This one is difficult for me to puzzle out in terms of the man in question. Some of the lyrics are applicable to Lindsey, but Lindsey as a soothing influence? You don't hear their relationship described that way too often. The introduction presents a man who calms her down. The first thing "every night" suggests to me is going out and doing shows; it doesn't come off to me as a sexual reference; it seems like he's helping her through stage fright. I get the impresstion that he's not a star; that he has his light, but when Stevie dances by, she's the focus. If that's the case, it may not be about a romance at all; someone like Waddy Wachtel would fit the bill. On the other hand, the idea that Stevie dances in and out of Lindsey's spotlight during Fleetwood Mac concerts also makes this applicable to Lindsey.
At any rate, it's someone she feels needs to let go of his pain and help himself the way he helps her; the callback to Bella Donna with "come in out of the darkness" fits into that theme quite nicely. She wants him to be happy - she wants his wishes as well as hers to come true - and she focuses on him. Is this Stevie being supportive to someone like Waddy, or is it a reference to how she wished for Lindsey's happiness even after they had broken up?
One aspect of this song that's made me wonder is the phrase "In Your Dreams." It's often used as a very smart-alecy phrase, a way to tell someone that their wishes are delusional. However, that doesn't seem to necessarily be how it's used here in a song that otherwise seems pretty positive. Perhaps Stevie just wanted to capitalize on her association with dreams that goes back to the Rumours days and the song of that name. Perhaps she decided to turn the phrase on its head by saying that the wishes this person has - which she apparently is a part of - might just come true after all. Frankly, if that's what she intended, I don't think it was very effective as all I felt was confused. Despite that, I enjoy this song musically. It's got a lot of pep and it rocks!