@[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.
Charlie had a plenty good band but he couldn't understand why no
One would go
A world record players on a tour of Japan, Charlie fixing his van with the
Left arm tan
He said
Monday, I'm all high, get me out of FLA
In school, yeah, I fooled ya, now I know I made a mistake
Blister on a turnpike, let me by, I only wanna wonder why when I don't die
Ew, I shot ya, yeah, I know, I only wanna go where my wheels roll
Monday, I'm all high, get me out of FLA
I fooled ya, in school yeah, now I know I made a mistake
Everybody's wondering, "where he'd go?" He must be down in Pensacola
Hiding from the snow
The world record players on a tour of Japan, Charlie's fixing his van,
He's waiting for a postcard
And he said
Monday, I'm all high, get me out of TLA
Well, I cut class, in school yeah, now I know I made a mistake
I made a big mistake
Alright
Yeah, alright
Alright
(Man, I've been listen to Creedence Clearwater Rivival)
Son of a
One would go
A world record players on a tour of Japan, Charlie fixing his van with the
Left arm tan
He said
Monday, I'm all high, get me out of FLA
In school, yeah, I fooled ya, now I know I made a mistake
Blister on a turnpike, let me by, I only wanna wonder why when I don't die
Ew, I shot ya, yeah, I know, I only wanna go where my wheels roll
Monday, I'm all high, get me out of FLA
I fooled ya, in school yeah, now I know I made a mistake
Everybody's wondering, "where he'd go?" He must be down in Pensacola
Hiding from the snow
The world record players on a tour of Japan, Charlie's fixing his van,
He's waiting for a postcard
And he said
Monday, I'm all high, get me out of TLA
Well, I cut class, in school yeah, now I know I made a mistake
I made a big mistake
Alright
Yeah, alright
Alright
(Man, I've been listen to Creedence Clearwater Rivival)
Son of a
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I think it's about a guy who has big dreams but little motivation to go out and work at it. He expects that people will just naturally gravitate toward his band, but doesn't put any effort into trying to have a tight band, write good songs, finish school so he'd be in a better position to be able to write good songs, etc. At first he's desperate to leave Florida and tour the US, but then you find out that he hasn't even left Tallahassee. He's sitting around waiting for success to fall in his lap. I'm guessing "World Record Player" is another, perhaps rival, band that is touring Japan, and Charlie is waiting for them to send him a postcard so he can live vicariously through them.
I love the line about the "left arm tan," since that's what you get when you drive with the window rolled down (in North America, anyway) on a sunny day.
I've always thought TLA was a funny little reference to Jay, TLA standing for Titanic Love Affair, Jay's old band.
Being born and raised in Florida (FLA) and wanting out at the first chance I'd get is what this song has always been about for me. That one line always makes me feel a kinship with Wilco (my second favorite band after Radiohead). This song is considered "a rocker" and I think the lyrics fit with that feeling. My general feeling is that it is a story of a guy who shoots dope. I think he's abandonded the tour of Japan on purpose and went to hiding. Leaving FLA might just be his tragic ending. Funny, I always felt TLA had something to do with Tennessee for some reason but I guess it does make sense that it would be Tallahasee, Florida.