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Once upon a midnight dreary
I woke with something in my head
I couldn't escape the memory
Of a phone call and of what you said
Like a game show contestant with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend
Who needs to humor me and tell me lies
Yeah, humor me and tell me lies
And I'll lie too and say I don't mind
And as we seek so shall we find
And when you're feeling open I'll still be here
But not without a certain degree of fear
Of what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully
But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
And shake me and my confidence
About a great many things
But I've been there I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings
Of a bad play where the heroes are right
And nobody thinks or expects too much
And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights
Singing hey babe let's keep in touch
Hey baby let's keep in touch
But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me
And show me all the things no one else can see
So what you feel becomes mine as well
And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell
What's yours and mine, the fishing's fine
And it doesn't have to rhyme, so don't you feed me a line
But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Tra la la la la bombardier this is the pilot speaking
And I've got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
And there ain't a whole lot that you can do
Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder
Perhaps I've grown a little cynical
But I know no matter what the waitress brings
I shall drink it and always be full
Yeah, I will drink it and always be full
Oh I like coffee, and I like tea
I'd like to be able to enter a final plea
I still got this dream that you just can't shake
I love you to the point you can no longer take
Well all right okay
So be that way, I hope and pray
That there's something left to say
For you, now
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Oh, yeah, now
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Once upon a midnight dreary
I woke with something in my head
I couldn't escape the memory
Of a phone call and of what you said
Like a game show contestant with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend
Who needs to humor me and tell me lies
Yeah, humor me and tell me lies
And I'll lie too and say I don't mind
And as we seek so shall we find
And when you're feeling open I'll still be here
But not without a certain degree of fear
Of what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully
But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
And shake me and my confidence
About a great many things
But I've been there I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings
Of a bad play where the heroes are right
And nobody thinks or expects too much
And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights
Singing hey babe let's keep in touch
Hey baby let's keep in touch
But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me
And show me all the things no one else can see
So what you feel becomes mine as well
And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell
What's yours and mine, the fishing's fine
And it doesn't have to rhyme, so don't you feed me a line
But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Tra la la la la bombardier this is the pilot speaking
And I've got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
And there ain't a whole lot that you can do
Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder
Perhaps I've grown a little cynical
But I know no matter what the waitress brings
I shall drink it and always be full
Yeah, I will drink it and always be full
Oh I like coffee, and I like tea
I'd like to be able to enter a final plea
I still got this dream that you just can't shake
I love you to the point you can no longer take
Well all right okay
So be that way, I hope and pray
That there's something left to say
For you, now
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Oh, yeah, now
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
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I've been wondering what this means for ages.. I'm thinking that it's alluding to 'rhyme and reason' and maybe he's sick of her reasons for not wanting him? Like he doesn't want her feeding him any more reasons/lines... What do you think?
The chorus "But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down"
I thought my desperate attempts to win an attractive woman over as a close friend was "a sure-fire way to speed things up", but "all it does is slow me down."
"I've grown a little cynical" with my failed attempts and I feel lonely, "But I know no matter what the waitress brings
I shall drink in and always be full
Yeah I will drink in and always be full"
I had decided that when I turned 23 on June 27th of this year, I would accept whatever fate comes to me and make the best of life and maybe I will win an attractive woman over as a close friend someday.
I remember being on a road trip in a part of country with no radio reception. The only CD in the car was Blues Traveler's Four. God stuff! Perfect opportunity to narrow down my top 3 off the album, and this is one of them. It's always going to be the “I like coffee, I like tea” song! Intelligent, and very catchy. Definitely a brainworm!
The chorus is simple saying she keeps giving him hints that she likes him but then not forfilling it, and its just confusing the fuckk out of him, he cant move on and doesnt want to move on because theres still hope in a realationship because she keeps sending him all these mixed msgs.
2nd verse, he just goes on about how fake hollywood is but with this girl he doesnt want that at all, "And Hollywood's calling for the movie right singing :hey babe let's keep in touch, hey baby let's keep in touch. But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me and show me all the things no one else can see"
And Finally the last verse is he goes on to say how now shes deneying this realtionship more and more but "It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop and there ain't a whole lot that you can do" he is going to be persistant, and then theres the metaphore about fate obviously, and lastly "Well all right okay,so be that way, i hope and pray that there's something left to say" this girl is finally is done playing games and tries to get the message across, and he's just praying it doesnt have to end hence the "hope theres something left to say" and then with the chorus, so was this last shut down just another mind game of this girl, he wonders
I believe that the song refers to him wanting more than a friendship with a close friend, and she just wants to be friends...only that she doesn't know his desires...referring to her giving him a "run around"...slowing him down in the process of success
well it's only my opinion...
still a great song
The chorus could mean a lot of things. I think it's his way of confronting her and saying, why are you being dishonest "runaround"? Are you looking for an easy answer/solution that will solve solve all of this without any hurt feelings, and keep yourself out of hot water "speed things up"? You're only confusing me, and hurting my feelings "slows me down". When the love in a relationship runs dry on one side, there's never an easy answer. Hurt feelings are a givin, and the best think you can do is minimise them by being honest. Being dishonest only will hurt a person more.
second verse he's kinda saying "these things happen" "I've seen it before" along with all that generel public and their relationship being like movie and all. Then he want's to have a heart to heart talk with her, and wants her to kinda tell him where he went wrong. "I want more than a touch I want you to reach me, and show me all the things no one else can see" Basicly saying "It's truth time". He also says no one is perfect "Doesn't have to rhyme so dont you feed you a line".
There a simple phrase for that whole ship still stands line. It's goes "my heart is cracked but not broken". No matter what happens to him in all of this, he will pick up the pieces and move on, though it may have changed his outlook on his life a bit. That whole fate being like a waitress is a pretty good explanation. Finally he pleas with her to reconsider what shes doing. When she blows him off for the final time he says "thats fine, if that's how she feel's then he will respect her feelings" but he still wonders why she won't respect his feelings in the same way.
There are a lot of situations this song can relate to, because everyone will lie about somthing in their life to attempt to spare someones feelings, and not get themselves in hot water. I've had many experiences that relate to this song, I have one right now that fits this song almost perfectly.