@[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.
All my life I was swinging for the fence,
I was looking for the triple,
Never playing good defense
Gunnin' for the glitter,
Every hot and heavy hitter,
She was never really there so I couldn't really get her
I said
Factually I, I'm just a piece of it
Factually I, the very least of it
Piece of work, I was really quite a jerk
Keeping score is such a bore, a busy mind can go berserk
Oh feast on this, I was fishing for a hook
So I took a little trip, and I opened up the book
I said
Factually I, I'm just a piece of it
Factually I, the very least of it
Factually I, is just a medicine
Make you wanna cry, why don't they let us in?
Be my wife, I think you're right that we should mate
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
Late last night, I had a dream that it was great
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
I got a factory of
Crack your whip, she's confessing from the hip
She was good at getting there, but not as much for round trip
Oh all this time, I was searching for a dream
I was living in and out of every other sex machine
I said
Factually I, I'm just a piece of it
Factually I, the very least of it
Factually I, is just a medicine
Makes you wanna cry, why don't they let us in?
Be my wife, I think you're right that we should mate
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
Late last night, I had a dream that it was great
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
I got a factory of
Be my wife, I think you're right that we should mate
And tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
Late last night, I had a dream that it was great
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
I got a factory of
Faith
And love
And love
I was looking for the triple,
Never playing good defense
Gunnin' for the glitter,
Every hot and heavy hitter,
She was never really there so I couldn't really get her
I said
Factually I, I'm just a piece of it
Factually I, the very least of it
Piece of work, I was really quite a jerk
Keeping score is such a bore, a busy mind can go berserk
Oh feast on this, I was fishing for a hook
So I took a little trip, and I opened up the book
I said
Factually I, I'm just a piece of it
Factually I, the very least of it
Factually I, is just a medicine
Make you wanna cry, why don't they let us in?
Be my wife, I think you're right that we should mate
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
Late last night, I had a dream that it was great
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
I got a factory of
Crack your whip, she's confessing from the hip
She was good at getting there, but not as much for round trip
Oh all this time, I was searching for a dream
I was living in and out of every other sex machine
I said
Factually I, I'm just a piece of it
Factually I, the very least of it
Factually I, is just a medicine
Makes you wanna cry, why don't they let us in?
Be my wife, I think you're right that we should mate
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
Late last night, I had a dream that it was great
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
I got a factory of
Be my wife, I think you're right that we should mate
And tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
Late last night, I had a dream that it was great
Tell your friends, I got a factory of faith
I got a factory of
Faith
And love
And love
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