@[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.
In between every "I love you"
I ask if you can hear me
But you're laughing with your eyes closed
And I'm hoping I at least fueled a happy dream
So I leave you there and I take to the streets
It's 3 AM and I can't sleep
It's been twenty years now and I don't know
What I'm doing, where I should go
Then I remember you're naked in my bed, too drunk to speak
And suddenly it feels so good to be twenty
In between all your "I'm sorry"s
I ask if you can see me
Your cross-eyes leading yourself to the bathroom
You slept through a party
Now I can see the party is in your dreams
I take off my jeans and crawl into the
The new sheets that you brought me
And the bed may be
Too small for me
But it wasn't when I was seven
Not with the sheets with the stars and the moonbeams
And with you so softly breathing I know
That you won't ever know
Squeeze you tight
Turn out the lights
And hope I dream about being in the stars with you
I'm still awake after a long birthday
Wonderin' who's gonna clean my apartment
And the bed may be
Too small for me
But it wasn't when I was seven
Not with the sheets with the stars and the moonbeams
And with you so softly dreaming I know
That you won't ever know
That the birthday you missed me blow out
Came true, I fell asleep next to you
I ask if you can hear me
But you're laughing with your eyes closed
And I'm hoping I at least fueled a happy dream
So I leave you there and I take to the streets
It's 3 AM and I can't sleep
It's been twenty years now and I don't know
What I'm doing, where I should go
Then I remember you're naked in my bed, too drunk to speak
And suddenly it feels so good to be twenty
In between all your "I'm sorry"s
I ask if you can see me
Your cross-eyes leading yourself to the bathroom
You slept through a party
Now I can see the party is in your dreams
I take off my jeans and crawl into the
The new sheets that you brought me
And the bed may be
Too small for me
But it wasn't when I was seven
Not with the sheets with the stars and the moonbeams
And with you so softly breathing I know
That you won't ever know
Squeeze you tight
Turn out the lights
And hope I dream about being in the stars with you
I'm still awake after a long birthday
Wonderin' who's gonna clean my apartment
And the bed may be
Too small for me
But it wasn't when I was seven
Not with the sheets with the stars and the moonbeams
And with you so softly dreaming I know
That you won't ever know
That the birthday you missed me blow out
Came true, I fell asleep next to you
Lyrics submitted by fabulousj
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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i can't believe no one's commented on this song yet.
this song is so great. i think it's the cutest song ever. he's freaked out about being young, and not knowing where he's going in life, but it doesn't matter because he's got girl, man.
and the second to last line is "that the birthday wish you missed me blow out"