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.
Rollin in my ride I saw my brother's girl Christina
She said that there gonna be a party down at Misty's later
Felling lonely down and so confused I told her meet me there by two
So I pulled up at the party jeans all painted on
Escada pumps Gucci hat got my cellular
Then I saw him he was too damn fine I knew I had to make him mine
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
Sat with my girls looking straight over at his direction
Party was bumpin yeah he got me feeling our connection
Caught my eye as he passed me by and asked me how I'm doing tonight
My heart was racing couldn't see nobody else but him
As he moved closer he began to make me weak inside
But then I knew boy that it was you
You knew exactly what to do
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
He tells me "que vistoso, un diezmo"
Asi es como mi amor me dice que me quiere
"que vistoso, un diezmo, baya"
That's how my baby tell me that he love me
"que vistoso, un diezmo"
Asi es como mi amor me dice que me quiere
"que vistoso, un diezmo"
Strike while the iron's hot
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
She said that there gonna be a party down at Misty's later
Felling lonely down and so confused I told her meet me there by two
So I pulled up at the party jeans all painted on
Escada pumps Gucci hat got my cellular
Then I saw him he was too damn fine I knew I had to make him mine
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
Sat with my girls looking straight over at his direction
Party was bumpin yeah he got me feeling our connection
Caught my eye as he passed me by and asked me how I'm doing tonight
My heart was racing couldn't see nobody else but him
As he moved closer he began to make me weak inside
But then I knew boy that it was you
You knew exactly what to do
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
He tells me "que vistoso, un diezmo"
Asi es como mi amor me dice que me quiere
"que vistoso, un diezmo, baya"
That's how my baby tell me that he love me
"que vistoso, un diezmo"
Asi es como mi amor me dice que me quiere
"que vistoso, un diezmo"
Strike while the iron's hot
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
So here's the deal
Yeah my baby keeps it real
He knows exactly how I feel
Yes I'm in love
He's a roughneck with a bad boy independence
Fly yeah he gives me such a high
I ain't got nothing left to hide
He knows what he's got
Strike while the iron's hot
Lyrics submitted by xox_pandie_xox
Strike Lyrics as written by Steadman Flores
Lyrics © MILL HILL MUSIC, INC., CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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@[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.
She's hot. This song is better than most hip-hop songs.