Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Watching her at the mall
She don't know me at all
Hope no employee over hears
Think I'm in love with you
Red, Yellow, White, & Blue
Seems I've been watching her for years,
It brings a smile to my face
As she hops with style and grace
Way beyond 9 to 5,
She's keeping hope alive
Cafe 405
I'd always keep her warm
In that silly uniform
Tell her every day that she's the best
Just want to be with her,
I'd never chat on her
With someone at Panda Express
And nothing else makes me tick
Like when she's on that Pogo Stick
I wish I wasn't afraid,
She's making lemonade
One day our love will arrive,
So glad to be alive
I'm always flattered when
My hot dog's gettin' battered
She's gettin' better at it every day
Shopping mall renegade,
She's makin' lemonade
She don't know me at all
Hope no employee over hears
Think I'm in love with you
Red, Yellow, White, & Blue
Seems I've been watching her for years,
It brings a smile to my face
As she hops with style and grace
Way beyond 9 to 5,
She's keeping hope alive
Cafe 405
I'd always keep her warm
In that silly uniform
Tell her every day that she's the best
Just want to be with her,
I'd never chat on her
With someone at Panda Express
And nothing else makes me tick
Like when she's on that Pogo Stick
I wish I wasn't afraid,
She's making lemonade
One day our love will arrive,
So glad to be alive
I'm always flattered when
My hot dog's gettin' battered
She's gettin' better at it every day
Shopping mall renegade,
She's makin' lemonade
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Cafe 405 Lyrics as written by Josh Freese
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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This song is so funny!! Who besides Warren would write a song about Hot Dog On A Stick?
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Damn I miss hod dog on a stick...
This song is awesome because ever since I can remember I've thought the hot dog on a stick uniforms were damn sexy... I'm not entirely sure why... my friends think I'm weird.
This song is awesome because ever since I can remember I've thought the hot dog on a stick uniforms were damn sexy... I'm not entirely sure why... my friends think I'm weird.
Ooooh, how about a girl in a uniform on a pogo-stick? And she's serving you food! What could possible be better? You batter that hot dog (I mean that in the cleanest way possible)! The Chinese place (Panda Express) has got nothin on the cafe.
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I'm wondering if there is a hidden meaning to "hot dog getting battered".... sounds like secret drug talk to me......