Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
I know a little place in Hollywood
It's open year round
But only after dark so
Bring your gal and bring your wine
Unwind from your day
Gee, don't you know that
you're in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
I know a place in Hollywood
It's open year round
But only after dark so
Bring your gal and bring your wine
Unwind from your day Gee, don't you know
That you're in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
I've been up, down, all around
Looking for a place to spend my nights
I don't wanna give it away
I don't want everybody crowding up my space
but I believe in sharing
when you find a good thing
It's only common sense
Nobody likes to do it alone
It's dark and warm and candlelit
The perfect hideaway
But only if it (shh) stays a secret
Don't be shy, now come on by
Come hear the band play
Gee, don't you know
That you're in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
{Instrumental}
"Sing it again boys"
I've been up, down, all around
Looking for a place to spend my nights
I don't wanna give it away
I don't want everybody crowding up my space
But I do believe in sharing
When you find a good thing
It's only common sense (Nobody likes to do it alone)
So if you see my little place in Hollywood
Don't tell your mother, brother, sister Sally, or uncle Joe
Just bring your gal and bring your wine
Unwind from your day
Gee, don't you know that your in for a show
When you go, go, go, ohhhhhh
Gee, don't you know that your in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
It's open year round
But only after dark so
Bring your gal and bring your wine
Unwind from your day
Gee, don't you know that
you're in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
I know a place in Hollywood
It's open year round
But only after dark so
Bring your gal and bring your wine
Unwind from your day Gee, don't you know
That you're in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
I've been up, down, all around
Looking for a place to spend my nights
I don't wanna give it away
I don't want everybody crowding up my space
but I believe in sharing
when you find a good thing
It's only common sense
Nobody likes to do it alone
It's dark and warm and candlelit
The perfect hideaway
But only if it (shh) stays a secret
Don't be shy, now come on by
Come hear the band play
Gee, don't you know
That you're in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
{Instrumental}
"Sing it again boys"
I've been up, down, all around
Looking for a place to spend my nights
I don't wanna give it away
I don't want everybody crowding up my space
But I do believe in sharing
When you find a good thing
It's only common sense (Nobody likes to do it alone)
So if you see my little place in Hollywood
Don't tell your mother, brother, sister Sally, or uncle Joe
Just bring your gal and bring your wine
Unwind from your day
Gee, don't you know that your in for a show
When you go, go, go, ohhhhhh
Gee, don't you know that your in for a show
When you go to the Hotel Cafe
Lyrics submitted by nolalives
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