@[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.
Hey mom, why didn't you tell me?
Why didn't you teach me a thing or two?
You just let me go out into the world
You never thought to share what you knew
So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Hey mom, why didn't you warn me?
'Cause I found boys were something I should have known
They're like chocolate cake, like cigarettes
I know they're bad for me but I just can't leave 'em alone
So I walked under a bus (hey, yeah)
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
(Yeah, I walked) Under a bus
I got hit by a train (yeah)
It felt so good (so good)
I wanna do it again
I wanna do it again
I wanna do it again (hey, yeah, yeah)
Oh, baby, I'm so good
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
Hey mom, since we're talking
What was it like when you were young?
Has the world changed, or is it still the same?
A man can kill and still be the sweetest fun
I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Under a bus
I got hit by a train
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Why didn't you teach me a thing or two?
You just let me go out into the world
You never thought to share what you knew
So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Hey mom, why didn't you warn me?
'Cause I found boys were something I should have known
They're like chocolate cake, like cigarettes
I know they're bad for me but I just can't leave 'em alone
So I walked under a bus (hey, yeah)
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
(Yeah, I walked) Under a bus
I got hit by a train (yeah)
It felt so good (so good)
I wanna do it again
I wanna do it again
I wanna do it again (hey, yeah, yeah)
Oh, baby, I'm so good
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
Hey mom, since we're talking
What was it like when you were young?
Has the world changed, or is it still the same?
A man can kill and still be the sweetest fun
I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kind of the same
I've sunk out at sea, crashed my car, gone insane
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Under a bus
I got hit by a train
And I felt so good
I wanna do it again
Lyrics submitted by urbanroadster, edited by IchigoAmu
Buses and Trains Lyrics as written by James Roche
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ergh ! no comments !! wellps, it's abt love obviously and she thinx tht tht was one of the things she shud definitely have bn taught abt wen she was young coz now that she's older, she finds it abig thing without ne experience. also, bcoz she's grown up, her mother and her hav become more distanced. so sad when tht happens. lol, how true is this song ?! love it !
i love this song!! it makes me cry tehe. it so happy!!
My neighbor introduced me to this song, and I couldn't get it out of my head afterwards. At first, I thought the lyrics were a bit odd, but it really does make since.
When you aren't prepared for the roller coaster ride of falling in and out of love, then you can get into some pretty painful situations. Your first heartbreak, will feel quite similar to being hit by a train, emotionally. I think many young ladies wish their moms would've ''warned'' them about how much they could get hurt in relationships, instead of focusing only on the idea of finding ''prince charming''.
classic.. i love this song!!