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WEBMISTRESS speculates:
I think Stevie uses the "Lily" of this song as a way to talk about herself. No matter what happens, she still has her music, she still continues to "rock a little." However, she refuses to invest in love - she doesn't want to be "tangled up in it." So, all that's left is for her to "hit the stage"; the stage is her "home." Even her own father can recognize that "up there" is where she belongs, despite the fact that it's a arduous lifestyle with many casualties - even the clothes "wear out in a week".
The line "you loved you the most" might mean that Stevie (aka Lily) is looking out for herself - she's the only one she can depend on. Or, if the "you" is aimed at somebody else - Lindsey? - then it might indicate selfishness. I lean towards the second because in the next stanza she continues to speak as if to another person. She says that while she offers "no explanations" [for the breakup?] and he "says nothing" they take those feelings and put it in their music - "that's how songs are written". The songs start "rumours" literally in that the album Rumours was driven by those very emotions. It's all about the music, so "Hit it, Lily."
KATHRYN speculates:
Webmistresses comments are on target. This is a soulful little song which reflects Stevie's deep love of theatre and ballet. She sees herself as the little rock n roll ballerina "up there".This is where all of the men in her life knows she belongs and like the great dancers of the world she needs to be alone for her art. In the theatre dancers are called "gypsies" and Stevie is truly a graceful gypsy who needs to give herself permission to go ahead and ROCK