@[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.
Listen to her
She's one of us, one of us, one of us
Without the feathers or fur
She's gonna paint your wagon, gonna wire your phone
Leave the color and tone to her
Listen to her
She's one of us, one of us, one of us
Without the feathers or fur
She's gonna ??? gonna trim up your sails
Leave the hammer and nails to her
Here she comes again
When she talks and when she talks
All the birds in the trees talk back
And the chickens and the hounds talk back
And the critters on the ground talk back
This they say, this they say
When she talks to me
Said listen to her
She's one of us, one of us, one of us
Without the feathers or fur
She's gonna climb your tower, gonna clean your clock
Don't you ??? talk to her
Here she comes again
When she talks and when she talks
All the birds in the trees talk back
And the chickens and the hounds talk back
And the critters on the ground talk back
This they say, this they say
When she talks to me
Said listen to her
Here she comes again
When she talks and when she talks
All the birds in the trees talk back
And the chickens and the hounds talk back
And the critters on the ground talk back
This they say, this they say, this they say
When she talks to me oh
She's one of us, one of us, one of us
Without the feathers or fur
She's gonna paint your wagon, gonna wire your phone
Leave the color and tone to her
Listen to her
She's one of us, one of us, one of us
Without the feathers or fur
She's gonna ??? gonna trim up your sails
Leave the hammer and nails to her
Here she comes again
When she talks and when she talks
All the birds in the trees talk back
And the chickens and the hounds talk back
And the critters on the ground talk back
This they say, this they say
When she talks to me
Said listen to her
She's one of us, one of us, one of us
Without the feathers or fur
She's gonna climb your tower, gonna clean your clock
Don't you ??? talk to her
Here she comes again
When she talks and when she talks
All the birds in the trees talk back
And the chickens and the hounds talk back
And the critters on the ground talk back
This they say, this they say
When she talks to me
Said listen to her
Here she comes again
When she talks and when she talks
All the birds in the trees talk back
And the chickens and the hounds talk back
And the critters on the ground talk back
This they say, this they say, this they say
When she talks to me oh
Lyrics submitted by tambermelon
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