That opening guitar is already in motion, setting a steady push before the voice arrives.

Buckingham starts exposed, but “Loving you” doesn’t get a slow confession underneath it; the band keeps the line moving forward.

When he offers “If I could,” the vocal softens, while the guitar and drum pattern still keep a clipped edge around the phrase.

The refrain opens up into a chant shape: “You can go your own way,” broader now, but the beat stays tight underneath it.

The second verse comes in sharper. “Tell me why” sounds more accusatory, and the guitars crowd closer around the vocal without breaking the rhythm.

This return of “If I could” isn’t as innocent as the first one; the same offer is riding a song that already feels more keyed up.

By this refrain, the phrase is familiar enough that the pleasure is partly in recognizing its shape as the drums hold steady and the guitars flicker around it.

With the voice out of the way, the guitar takes over the argument: bright, quick, and busy, still moving across the same beat.

The late chorus doesn’t need to introduce itself anymore. “Go your own way” is doing several jobs at once now: hook, command, and wound.

At the fade, the guitar keeps circling through the outro while the recording lets the sound recede instead of resolving the feeling.