7-A
What number is this, Chip?
7-A
Okay, know what I mean, like don't get excited man
It's 'cause I'm short, I know
Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings
The six o'clock alarm would never ring
But six rings and I rise
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
My shaving razor's cold and it stings
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
You once thought of me
As a white knight on his steed
Now you know how happy I can be
Oh and our good time starts and ends
Without dollar one to spend
But how much, baby, do we really need?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
What number is this, Chip?
7-A
Okay, know what I mean, like don't get excited man
It's 'cause I'm short, I know
Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings
The six o'clock alarm would never ring
But six rings and I rise
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
My shaving razor's cold and it stings
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
You once thought of me
As a white knight on his steed
Now you know how happy I can be
Oh and our good time starts and ends
Without dollar one to spend
But how much, baby, do we really need?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Homecoming queen?
Cheer up, sleepy Jean
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I read the lyrics and I have a couple of thoughts.
The song is about a fellow who daydreamed big, but never achieved the goal of his dreams. In high school, or sometime after, he fell in love and married Jean, who was homecoming queen. Since the song does not mention anything about occupations or children, "Daydream Believer" and "Homecoming Queen" are the two biggest things they've achieved in life.
The Bluebird, as the old clichè goes, might be the Bluebird of Happiness, since a symbolic bird would be large enough for the protagonist to hide himself away from the six o'clock alarm, which symbolizes the drudgery of whatever job or obligations he has. The fact that he needs to shave is a "stinging" reminder of his routine.
The original line was, "...now you know how FUNKY I can be", as in, "in a blue funk", not as in "make my Funk the P-Funk". This make more sense than "happy", which Colgems preferred over funky. How deep has DB's funk been? Has he been sullen or even physically abusive? Certainly not "knightly" in behavior if the good times are sporadic.
The song is about a man that feels that he hasn't lived up to his potential and Jean, who one thought of him as a passport to better times, probably has been let down by him (and herself) enough times that it is easier to go to bed and forget their troubles. It is a cautiously hopeful song, for in his exhorting her to "cheer up", he still clings to his daydreams. At least they are still together.