According to the lyrics of Meat Loafs Grammy-winning power ballad "Id Do Anything For Love (But I Wont Do That)," there are several things that he would do for love, but there is one thing that he wont do. The songs meaning has been the subject of much speculation and debate over the years, but Meat Loaf himself explained it on an episode of VH1s Storytellers. In the lyrics, Meat Loaf says he wont move on, or screw around, or stop dreaming about the object of his affections (billed in the song as "Mrs. Loud," she was in fact British singer Lorraine Crosby). In fact, every time he sings "I wont do that," its to reject the possibility of a specific future transgression. The line before every chorus is different, and Meat Loaf explained that you can insert your own line. Here are some of the things that Meat Loaf says he wont do in the song:

• Lie to you
• Forget the way you feel right now
• Forgive myself if we dont go all the way tonight
• Do it better than I do it with you
• Stop dreaming of you every night of my life
• See that its time to move on
• Be screwing around

Therefore, the answer to the question "what wouldnt Meat Loaf do for love?" is that he wouldnt do one of the specific things mentioned in the songs lyrics, which varies each time he sings "I wont do that."