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”
if you really wanna know
what i want in a guy
well im looking for a dream on a mean machine with hell in his eyes
i want a devil the skins tight lether
he's gunna be wild as the wind
and one fine night
i'll be holdin on tight
to a coooooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
thats the way its gunna be
thats the way that i feel
i want a whole lot more then the boy next door
i want hell on wheels
just give me a fly motorcycle
with a man rolling out of the seat
move aside, cuz im gunna ride
with a coooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
i dont want no ordinary guys
coming on strong with me
they dont know what im looking for they dont know what i need
they're gunna know when he gets here cuz the crowd will be shaking
id do anytghing to let him know that im his, his for the day
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
what i want in a guy
well im looking for a dream on a mean machine with hell in his eyes
i want a devil the skins tight lether
he's gunna be wild as the wind
and one fine night
i'll be holdin on tight
to a coooooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
thats the way its gunna be
thats the way that i feel
i want a whole lot more then the boy next door
i want hell on wheels
just give me a fly motorcycle
with a man rolling out of the seat
move aside, cuz im gunna ride
with a coooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
i dont want no ordinary guys
coming on strong with me
they dont know what im looking for they dont know what i need
they're gunna know when he gets here cuz the crowd will be shaking
id do anytghing to let him know that im his, his for the day
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
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