[kodachrome64]

While you're correct, I think the problem is that the way the line is phrased seems to imply "I would do anything for love, but I won't do that for love." Even knowing Meatloaf's intention, the whole song seems to be suggesting that there's something his lover is begging him to do that he outright refuses. I doubt she's asking him to "forget the way she feels," or "screw around," so it feels like there's a question left unanswered. The Wikipedia article for the song even touches on this ambiguity with the debate between Steinman and Meatloaf over the use of the word "but" versus "and" in the line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27d_Do_Anything_for_Love_(Bu...