@[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.
I could put it down to being tired,
Or coming home to an empty house,
A passing moment,
A little man
No one around to stop me writing to you.
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
I could apologize,
And say tear it up,
And put it down to the pills I've taken
Seeing my friends with their lives moved on
Well I've been gently drifting
[Chorus]
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
I felt the same today
As I was feeling yesterday
It'll be the same tomorrow
From then on it won't change
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
My home is home
And I'm settled now
I've made it through the restless phase
I have no reason to get bored anymore
My friends are around and your name comes up
Asking if I ever heard from you
I'm keeping it quiet about those words to you
But I meant every word that I said
I stand by every word that I said
[Chorus: x2]
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of.
Or coming home to an empty house,
A passing moment,
A little man
No one around to stop me writing to you.
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
I could apologize,
And say tear it up,
And put it down to the pills I've taken
Seeing my friends with their lives moved on
Well I've been gently drifting
[Chorus]
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
I felt the same today
As I was feeling yesterday
It'll be the same tomorrow
From then on it won't change
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
My home is home
And I'm settled now
I've made it through the restless phase
I have no reason to get bored anymore
My friends are around and your name comes up
Asking if I ever heard from you
I'm keeping it quiet about those words to you
But I meant every word that I said
I stand by every word that I said
[Chorus: x2]
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of
I never wanna say it's love
But it's really what I'm thinking of.
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