@[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.
Now Billy rapped all night 'bout his suicide
Kick it in the head when he was 25
Speed jive don't wanna stay alive, when you're 25
And Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars
Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face
A funky little boat race
The television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man I needed TV when I got T. Rex
Oh brother you guessed
I'm a dude yeah
All the young dudes (hey dudes)
Carry the news (where are you?)
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I wanna hear you)
Carry the news (I wanna see you)
Boogaloo dudes (And I wanna talk to you, all of you now)
Carry the news
Lucy's lookin' sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
We can love
Oh yes, we can love
And my brother's back at home
With his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on that revolution stuff
What a drag
Too many snags
Well I drunk a lot of wine
And I'm feeling fine
Gotta race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head? Yeah
I'm a dude yeah
All the young dudes (hey dude
Carry the news (where are you
Boogaloo dudes (stand up
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I wanna hear you)
Carry the news (I wanna see you)
Boogaloo dudes (I wanna relate you)
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news (cmon)
Boogaloo dudes (I wanna kick you)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (hey you there with the glasses)
Carry the news (I want you)
Boogaloo dudes (I want you at the front)
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Kick it in the head when he was 25
Speed jive don't wanna stay alive, when you're 25
And Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars
Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face
A funky little boat race
The television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man I needed TV when I got T. Rex
Oh brother you guessed
I'm a dude yeah
All the young dudes (hey dudes)
Carry the news (where are you?)
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I wanna hear you)
Carry the news (I wanna see you)
Boogaloo dudes (And I wanna talk to you, all of you now)
Carry the news
Lucy's lookin' sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
We can love
Oh yes, we can love
And my brother's back at home
With his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on that revolution stuff
What a drag
Too many snags
Well I drunk a lot of wine
And I'm feeling fine
Gotta race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head? Yeah
I'm a dude yeah
All the young dudes (hey dude
Carry the news (where are you
Boogaloo dudes (stand up
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I wanna hear you)
Carry the news (I wanna see you)
Boogaloo dudes (I wanna relate you)
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news (cmon)
Boogaloo dudes (I wanna kick you)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (hey you there with the glasses)
Carry the news (I want you)
Boogaloo dudes (I want you at the front)
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
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