See the lonely girl out on the weekend
Trying to make it pay
She can't relate to joy, she tries to speak and
Can't begin to say
The boy who fooled me again, he loves me all up
But I'm so down today
See the lonely girl in Hollywood on the weekend
Trying to make it pay

And here it is

It's been a hard day, a harder night
The rock star's girlfriend, she lost the fight
Well it's alright baby, I'm nobody's mother
But I don't want that last cigarette to be over

You fooled me again, fooled me again
With your honest, honest, honest eyes
Again, fooled me again
With your dirty mouth full of honest lies
Again, oh when'd you fool me again, oh yeah
You're so honest, full of honest eyes

It's been two days since he left home
She dried her eyes, picked up her microphone
She sang it's alright baby, I'm nobody's mother
Just don't want this last cigarette to be over

You fooled me again, fooled me again
With your honest, honest, honest eyes
Again, fooled me again
With your dirty mouth full of honest lies
Again, oh when'd you fool me again, oh yeah
You're so honest, full of honest eyes

You fooled me again, fooled me again
With your honest, honest, honest eyes
Again, fooled me again
With your dirty mouth full of those rough-start New York lies
Again, oh when'd you fool me again, oh yeah
You're so full of it, at least you're honest eyes

Again, honest, honest, you're so freaking honest
You're so full of it, at least you're honest eyes


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    [This is all my, and my friend's interpretation, which I believe is accurate]. This song is about her and her boyfriend having troubles. The "rockstar's girlfriend" is referring to Lady GaGa, and that she "lost the fight". The "it's alright baby, I'm nobody's mother" means that she understands that she isn't that important, but she wants to enjoy the last moments, which falls along into the next line "but i dont wan't this last cigarette to be over". This means that she doesn't want their last moments to end, and the reasons she chose cigarette was because a cigarette burns out, and ends. Also, a cigarette represents something negative that she keeps going back to, such as her boyfriend. "Fooled me again, honest eyes", is that although her boyfriend was unfaithful, she still goes back to him because he can fool her, and he tells her lies, that seem completley honest. Also the "you're so full of shhhhhh, honest eyes", is supposed to be a sarcastic remark, meaning "you're so full of shit", but instead she says "honest eyes".

    googoogaon February 07, 2010   Link

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