Britney is in bed with her lover, but she is well aware of his unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend Cindy. Whether they are out on the open road in the lonely desert, or at night at the gas station, she knows he still longs for her. "Sometimes it feels as if there is three." Even in the swimming pool, there is no escaping the haunting presence of the former lover in her beau's mind. While in bed with him, she reflects on one little last bitter victory, to let her rival become aware of the scent of her perfume on him. There are the lonely images of Britney forlornly singing from her empty, cold motel room while boyfriend is basking in the presence of the very vivacious other girl, who is clearly more than a match for Britney.
As such, this music video is a total departure from the teen image of the former idol. Britney, in here, became 'the older woman' that was the butt-end of the joke in her original outing, the dreary schoolteacher in BABY, ONE MORE TIME.