@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
What's wrong baby?
Don't they treat you like they should?
Did you take 'em for it?
For every penny that you could?
We once walked out on the beach
And once I almost touched your hand
Oh, how I dreamed to finally say such things
Then only to pretend
Don't you know I'm thinking? (Know I'm thinking)
Driving 405 past midnight
Know I miss you? (don't you know that I miss you?)
Ninth and Ash on a Tuesday night
I would write to you from Museum Mile
A toast to you
Your whisper
Your smile
Up the stairs at the Weatherford
A ghost each place I hide
If you don't, don't know
Why'd ya say so?
Would you mean this please if it happens?
If you don't know
Why would ya say so?
Won't you get your story straight?
If you don't know, honey
Won't you just say so?
'Cause I need this now
More than I ever did
If you don't well, honey
Then you don't
I left you waiting (I know I left you waiting)
At the least could we be friends?
Should have never started (never started)
Ain't that the way it always ends?
On my life, I'll try today
There's so much I've felt I should say but
Even if your heart would listen
I doubt I could explain
If you don't, don't know
Why'd ya say so?
Would you mean this please if it happens?
If you don't know
Why would ya say so?
Won't you get your story straight?
If you don't know, honey
Won't you just say so?
'Cause I need this now
More than I ever did, did
If you don't well, honey
Then you don't
If you don't, well honey
Then you don't
(Do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do)
So here we are now
A sip of wine
A sip of water
Someday maybe
Maybe someday
We'll be smarter
And I'm sorry that I'm such a mess
I drank all my money could get
I took everything you let me have
And then I never loved you back
If you don't, don't know
Why'd ya say so?
Would you mean this please if it happens?
If you don't know
Why would ya say so?
Won't you get your story straight?
If you don't know, honey
Won't you just say so?
'Cause I need this now
Yeah, need this, need this
If you don't well, honey
Then you don't
If you don't, don't, well honey
Then you don't
If you don't, well honey
Then you don't
If you don't know, honey
Honey, then you don't
Don't they treat you like they should?
Did you take 'em for it?
For every penny that you could?
We once walked out on the beach
And once I almost touched your hand
Oh, how I dreamed to finally say such things
Then only to pretend
Don't you know I'm thinking? (Know I'm thinking)
Driving 405 past midnight
Know I miss you? (don't you know that I miss you?)
Ninth and Ash on a Tuesday night
I would write to you from Museum Mile
A toast to you
Your whisper
Your smile
Up the stairs at the Weatherford
A ghost each place I hide
If you don't, don't know
Why'd ya say so?
Would you mean this please if it happens?
If you don't know
Why would ya say so?
Won't you get your story straight?
If you don't know, honey
Won't you just say so?
'Cause I need this now
More than I ever did
If you don't well, honey
Then you don't
I left you waiting (I know I left you waiting)
At the least could we be friends?
Should have never started (never started)
Ain't that the way it always ends?
On my life, I'll try today
There's so much I've felt I should say but
Even if your heart would listen
I doubt I could explain
If you don't, don't know
Why'd ya say so?
Would you mean this please if it happens?
If you don't know
Why would ya say so?
Won't you get your story straight?
If you don't know, honey
Won't you just say so?
'Cause I need this now
More than I ever did, did
If you don't well, honey
Then you don't
If you don't, well honey
Then you don't
(Do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do)
So here we are now
A sip of wine
A sip of water
Someday maybe
Maybe someday
We'll be smarter
And I'm sorry that I'm such a mess
I drank all my money could get
I took everything you let me have
And then I never loved you back
If you don't, don't know
Why'd ya say so?
Would you mean this please if it happens?
If you don't know
Why would ya say so?
Won't you get your story straight?
If you don't know, honey
Won't you just say so?
'Cause I need this now
Yeah, need this, need this
If you don't well, honey
Then you don't
If you don't, don't, well honey
Then you don't
If you don't, well honey
Then you don't
If you don't know, honey
Honey, then you don't
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