@[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.
Straight from the ghetto streets of Harlem
Came two brothers Willis and Arnold
Black goldfish swims in the bowl
He's three feet high, four with the afro
Stealing cookies from the jar
Droppin' water balloons on cars
I hope Mrs. Garret won't see
Just play sick for Mohammed Ali
The Gooch is coming,
To steal milk money
Arnold, and Willis, and Mr. Drummond
And don't forget Kimberly
They just cancelled Dukes of Hazzard
Different Strokes is all I want to see
Way up high in the penthouse apartment
Making us laugh its Willis and Arnold
Mr. Drummond's got the dough
They get to ride in a limo
Different Strokes, its almost time
We just watch 'cause Kimberly's fine
Half hour long it never fills us
When he says, "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
Write the cable company
Different Strokes all the time
Arnold, and Willis, and Mr. Drummond
And don't forget Kimberly
They just cancelled Dukes of Hazzard
Different Strokes is all I want to see
Mr. Drummond, a man of the means
Loves two black brothers
They've only got the blue jeans
Mr. Drummond, a man of the means
Loves two black brothers
They've only got the blue jeans
Go!
Came two brothers Willis and Arnold
Black goldfish swims in the bowl
He's three feet high, four with the afro
Stealing cookies from the jar
Droppin' water balloons on cars
I hope Mrs. Garret won't see
Just play sick for Mohammed Ali
The Gooch is coming,
To steal milk money
Arnold, and Willis, and Mr. Drummond
And don't forget Kimberly
They just cancelled Dukes of Hazzard
Different Strokes is all I want to see
Way up high in the penthouse apartment
Making us laugh its Willis and Arnold
Mr. Drummond's got the dough
They get to ride in a limo
Different Strokes, its almost time
We just watch 'cause Kimberly's fine
Half hour long it never fills us
When he says, "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
Write the cable company
Different Strokes all the time
Arnold, and Willis, and Mr. Drummond
And don't forget Kimberly
They just cancelled Dukes of Hazzard
Different Strokes is all I want to see
Mr. Drummond, a man of the means
Loves two black brothers
They've only got the blue jeans
Mr. Drummond, a man of the means
Loves two black brothers
They've only got the blue jeans
Go!
Lyrics submitted by ThreeMilesDown, edited by zehnra
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I think you nailed it......cool name.