@[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.
What's wrong with the way I live
The way I use my time?
People should live their lives
Leaving me to mine, leaving me to mine
I'm a man who is defending
All his rights to live in peace
And my job is never ending for me
Ever since I was a young man
People tried to get at me
Tried to bring me down and hurt me
And I'm losing, losing
What's wrong with the way I live
The way I use my time?
People should live their lives
Leaving me to mine, leaving me to mine
They persist in rearranging
All my days to suit them best
But the future will be changing for me
I'm a man who is defending
All his rights to live in peace
And my job is never ending
But they're losing, losing
What's wrong with the way I live
The way I use my time?
People should live their lives
Leaving me to mine, leaving me to mine
And they're losing
The way I use my time?
People should live their lives
Leaving me to mine, leaving me to mine
I'm a man who is defending
All his rights to live in peace
And my job is never ending for me
Ever since I was a young man
People tried to get at me
Tried to bring me down and hurt me
And I'm losing, losing
What's wrong with the way I live
The way I use my time?
People should live their lives
Leaving me to mine, leaving me to mine
They persist in rearranging
All my days to suit them best
But the future will be changing for me
I'm a man who is defending
All his rights to live in peace
And my job is never ending
But they're losing, losing
What's wrong with the way I live
The way I use my time?
People should live their lives
Leaving me to mine, leaving me to mine
And they're losing
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