He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
city streets at night
can be so intimidating
I'm not the toughest guy
I gotta keep my eyes open
you came out of nowhere
man you really freak me out
I'm so afraid of you
and when I lose my cool
I dont know what to do
I know you dont mean no harm
you're just doing your thing
but man, you really freak me out
did I hurt you
are you ok
can I buy you a drink
ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh
what's the world coming to
man you really freak me out
I'm so afraid of you
and when I lose my cool
I dont know what to do
I know you dont mean no harm
you're just doing your thing
but man, you really freak me out
I'm going to try to improve my manners
everyone, yes everyone is my friend
city streets at night
city streets at night
'till the morning light
city streets at night
man you really freak me out
I'm so afraid of you
and when I lose my cool
I dont know what to do
I know you dont mean no harm
you're just doing your thing
but man, you really freak me out
can be so intimidating
I'm not the toughest guy
I gotta keep my eyes open
you came out of nowhere
man you really freak me out
I'm so afraid of you
and when I lose my cool
I dont know what to do
I know you dont mean no harm
you're just doing your thing
but man, you really freak me out
did I hurt you
are you ok
can I buy you a drink
ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh
what's the world coming to
man you really freak me out
I'm so afraid of you
and when I lose my cool
I dont know what to do
I know you dont mean no harm
you're just doing your thing
but man, you really freak me out
I'm going to try to improve my manners
everyone, yes everyone is my friend
city streets at night
city streets at night
'till the morning light
city streets at night
man you really freak me out
I'm so afraid of you
and when I lose my cool
I dont know what to do
I know you dont mean no harm
you're just doing your thing
but man, you really freak me out
Lyrics submitted by Wrapid
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No, I am not generalizing people from the middle east. I'm saying that public opinion right now is not "I know you dont mean no harm", which is why I believe the song is not about that at all.