@[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.
Everybody held their breath when you walked in
Guess no one thought to tell me you were back in town again
Everyone remembers how you shut me down
And let me tell you jaws were dropping
left and right when we walked out
Its so good to see you now
Its as though you were never gone
Even after all this time
And I want you more than ever
And I know you can never be mine
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
Maybe you could stay tonight
Arm in arm out strolling down on Riverside
Two broken hearts beating fast and right in time
I got nothing to loose I might as well lay it on the line
And I don't want to be alone so wont you stay with me tonight
Its so good to see you now
Its as though you were never gone
Even after all this time
And I want you more than ever
And I know you can never be mine
But you don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
Maybe you could stay tonight
No one feels the same against my skin
Feels so right just to be with you again
I'm still not over the first time you let me go
But I don't hold that against you
And I wanted you to know
Its so good to see you now
Its as though you were never gone
Even after all this time
And I want you more than ever
And I know you can never be mine
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
Maybe you could stay tonight
Guess no one thought to tell me you were back in town again
Everyone remembers how you shut me down
And let me tell you jaws were dropping
left and right when we walked out
Its so good to see you now
Its as though you were never gone
Even after all this time
And I want you more than ever
And I know you can never be mine
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
Maybe you could stay tonight
Arm in arm out strolling down on Riverside
Two broken hearts beating fast and right in time
I got nothing to loose I might as well lay it on the line
And I don't want to be alone so wont you stay with me tonight
Its so good to see you now
Its as though you were never gone
Even after all this time
And I want you more than ever
And I know you can never be mine
But you don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
Maybe you could stay tonight
No one feels the same against my skin
Feels so right just to be with you again
I'm still not over the first time you let me go
But I don't hold that against you
And I wanted you to know
Its so good to see you now
Its as though you were never gone
Even after all this time
And I want you more than ever
And I know you can never be mine
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
You don't have to stay forever
Maybe you could stay tonight
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