<P> One night while walking down the stairs, the young man discovers someone lying unconscious in the room . Recognizing the unconscious to be the mother, he goes to revive her and discovers that she's been abused by someone (judging by the red lipstick smeared across her face and other signs of physical abuse). The mother awakens and inexplicably kisses Levine, who returns her affections . Flashbacks show that the mother was beaten by her husband moments earlier . </P> <P> After the encounter, the young man appears to become infatuated, parking his car outside a building one day to watch the mother and the daughter shop together, seeing how they're laughing and having a great time . The mother also appears to become infatuated, parking her car outside the young couple's house one night to watch him . After a discussion with his girlfriend, Levine sees the mother watching him from her car and she waves at him . When Levine and his band perform "She Will Be Loved" during a concert at the bar lounge, his girlfriend watches from the crowd . However, Levine sees the mother looking back at him instead of his girlfriend . When the young couple dance together, he fantasizes about being with the mother . Later that night, the mother is found to be in the bar wearing a red dress and makeup . As she watches him, Levine looks at the mother, then looks at his girlfriend smiling at him and ponders about the complicated situation . </P> <P> At the end of the video, having still gained no romantic attention from her husband and seeing the young couple together, the mother was frustrated and overcome with emotion . She walks away crying . Levine follows her to console her and they embrace, nearly kissing . That's where the video reveals that that was when their affair started . The story and song is about how he tried leaving the mother before but he couldn't do it as in the lyrics I tried so hard to say goodbye, when the girl almost caught them the first time . Finally, since he couldn't leave the mother, he ends up hurting the girl when she actually catches them together in the basement room embracing and kissing . </P> <P> In 2005, the song was nominated at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category . </P>

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