@[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.
Like the Ferris wheel goes around and around
Well the trouble with up is there's always a down
First I'm holding your hand and we're on the boardwalk
There's heaven right here on these streets and these docks
But the sun keeps setting and the days go fast
And the sand on the beach is like an hourglass
And I can just feel it, I'm slipping away
And babe, I can already say that
As long as I live, whatever I do
As great as it is you know what's a bummer
I ain't never gonna beat this summer with you
Baby, it's true
The taste in your kiss is so bittersweet
I ain't gonna beat, no way I'm gonna beat this summer with you
Before you know it it's all gonna stop
They'll be rolling up windows and putting up tops
Be a cold wind blowing and leaves through the air
And you won't find a tan line anywhere
Maybe I know that it ain't over yet
So let's make the most of what we have left
But it's hard living for this moment we're in
Knowing it's all gonna end
As long as I live, whatever I do
As great as it is you know what's a bummer
I ain't never gonna beat this summer with you
Baby, it's true
The taste in your kiss is so bittersweet
I ain't gonna beat, no way I'm gonna beat this summer with you
Looking at you, girl, standing there,
Got your wayfarer's on and the sun in your hair
And just like the song in a seashell, you'll be stuck in mind
Bouncing around in my head
And baby, I can tell
As long as I live, whatever I do
As great as it is you know what's a bummer
I ain't never gonna beat this summer with you
Baby, it's true
The taste in your kiss is so bittersweet
I ain't gonna beat, no way I'm gonna beat this summer with you
Well the trouble with up is there's always a down
First I'm holding your hand and we're on the boardwalk
There's heaven right here on these streets and these docks
But the sun keeps setting and the days go fast
And the sand on the beach is like an hourglass
And I can just feel it, I'm slipping away
And babe, I can already say that
As long as I live, whatever I do
As great as it is you know what's a bummer
I ain't never gonna beat this summer with you
Baby, it's true
The taste in your kiss is so bittersweet
I ain't gonna beat, no way I'm gonna beat this summer with you
Before you know it it's all gonna stop
They'll be rolling up windows and putting up tops
Be a cold wind blowing and leaves through the air
And you won't find a tan line anywhere
Maybe I know that it ain't over yet
So let's make the most of what we have left
But it's hard living for this moment we're in
Knowing it's all gonna end
As long as I live, whatever I do
As great as it is you know what's a bummer
I ain't never gonna beat this summer with you
Baby, it's true
The taste in your kiss is so bittersweet
I ain't gonna beat, no way I'm gonna beat this summer with you
Looking at you, girl, standing there,
Got your wayfarer's on and the sun in your hair
And just like the song in a seashell, you'll be stuck in mind
Bouncing around in my head
And baby, I can tell
As long as I live, whatever I do
As great as it is you know what's a bummer
I ain't never gonna beat this summer with you
Baby, it's true
The taste in your kiss is so bittersweet
I ain't gonna beat, no way I'm gonna beat this summer with you
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