In the first and third verses, it seems pretty clear that he's talking about wanting to play a role in a play or a movie (I wanna land/play the part...). The character is named Eddie, the show is "The Stranger Dance" and the things he describes subsequently are the things about Eddie that make the narrator of the song want to play this part. The second verse is possibly a little less literal.
In the first and third verses, it seems pretty clear that he's talking about wanting to play a role in a play or a movie (I wanna land/play the part...). The character is named Eddie, the show is "The Stranger Dance" and the things he describes subsequently are the things about Eddie that make the narrator of the song want to play this part. The second verse is possibly a little less literal.