(Pretty straightforward, IMO. He's apologizing, but she doesn't care)
And I know you dressed up "Hey, kid, you'll never live this down."
(She tried to let him down easy, making up an excuse, but he knows that he screwed up badly.)
'Cause you're just the girl all the boys wanna dance with, and I'm just the boy who's had too many chances.
(She has so many other options that she's done trying to make it happen with him.)
I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?"
(This seems to allude to him being at her place and then getting kicked out when stuff hits the fan, and he's mentally replaying her "dressed up" letdown as her just telling him to drop dead.)
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it.
So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late
(These lines are a look into Pete's mind as he's fighting with the girl. It's probably a petty argument, but probably also one of many, and because of it, she's questioning if he really loves her, and he knows that he should just end the fight by going in for the kiss [and effectively apologizing], but by the time it's actually clicked, she's kicked him out of her room.)
Write me off, give up on me, 'cause, darling, what do you expect?
I'm just off, a lost cause, a long shot. Don't even take this bet.
(This is him sarcastically responding to her protests about their relationship: "No, you're right, I'm a terrible person. Don't bother with me." I think his use of "darling" underscores the sarcasm.)
You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights. Get all the sighs and the moans just right.
(He's talking about how you can stage a perfect relationship, but in the end, it's just a porno.)
I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?"
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late.
(Always on, always on)
You said you'd keep me honest
(Always on, always on)
But I won't call you on it
(Always on, always on)
(I think this is saying that she had been talking about their relationship in a long-term sense. Now that they're apparently breaking up, he's not gonna call her out for it.)
I don't blame you for being you
But you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late ">
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" Meanings & Lyrics Discussion | SongMeanings
(Pretty straightforward, IMO. He's apologizing, but she doesn't care)
And I know you dressed up "Hey, kid, you'll never live this down."
(She tried to let him down easy, making up an excuse, but he knows that he screwed up badly.)
'Cause you're just the girl all the boys wanna dance with, and I'm just the boy who's had too many chances.
(She has so many other options that she's done trying to make it happen with him.)
I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?"
(This seems to allude to him being at her place and then getting kicked out when stuff hits the fan, and he's mentally replaying her "dressed up" letdown as her just telling him to drop dead.)
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it.
So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late
(These lines are a look into Pete's mind as he's fighting with the girl. It's probably a petty argument, but probably also one of many, and because of it, she's questioning if he really loves her, and he knows that he should just end the fight by going in for the kiss [and effectively apologizing], but by the time it's actually clicked, she's kicked him out of her room.)
Write me off, give up on me, 'cause, darling, what do you expect?
I'm just off, a lost cause, a long shot. Don't even take this bet.
(This is him sarcastically responding to her protests about their relationship: "No, you're right, I'm a terrible person. Don't bother with me." I think his use of "darling" underscores the sarcasm.)
You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights. Get all the sighs and the moans just right.
(He's talking about how you can stage a perfect relationship, but in the end, it's just a porno.)
I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?"
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late.
(Always on, always on)
You said you'd keep me honest
(Always on, always on)
But I won't call you on it
(Always on, always on)
(I think this is saying that she had been talking about their relationship in a long-term sense. Now that they're apparently breaking up, he's not gonna call her out for it.)
I don't blame you for being you
But you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late " />
I confess, I messed up, dropping "I'm sorry"s like you're still around.
<i>(Pretty straightforward, IMO. He's apologizing, but she doesn't care)</i>
And I know you dressed up "Hey, kid, you'll never live this down."
<i>(She tried to let him down easy, making up an excuse, but he knows that he screwed up badly.)</i>
'Cause you're just the girl all the boys wanna dance with, and I'm just the boy who's had too many chances.
<i>(She has so many other options that she's done trying to make it happen with him.)</i>
I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?"
<i>(This seems to allude to him being at her place and then getting kicked out when stuff hits the fan, and he's mentally replaying her "dressed up" letdown as her just telling him to drop dead.)</i>
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it.
So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late
<i>(These lines are a look into Pete's mind as he's fighting with the girl. It's probably a petty argument, but probably also one of many, and because of it, she's questioning if he really loves her, and he knows that he should just end the fight by going in for the kiss [and effectively apologizing], but by the time it's actually clicked, she's kicked him out of her room.)</i>
Write me off, give up on me, 'cause, darling, what do you expect?
I'm just off, a lost cause, a long shot. Don't even take this bet.
<i>(This is him sarcastically responding to her protests about their relationship: "No, you're right, I'm a terrible person. Don't bother with me." I think his use of "darling" underscores the sarcasm.)</i>
You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights. Get all the sighs and the moans just right.
<i>(He's talking about how you can stage a perfect relationship, but in the end, it's just a porno.)</i>
I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?"
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late.
(Always on, always on)
You said you'd keep me honest
(Always on, always on)
But I won't call you on it
(Always on, always on)
<i>(I think this is saying that she had been talking about their relationship in a long-term sense. Now that they're apparently breaking up, he's not gonna call her out for it.)</i>
I don't blame you for being you
But you can't blame me for hating it
So say, "What are you waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her"
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late
I set my clocks early
'Cause I know I'm always late
Well, here's what it means to me...
I confess, I messed up, dropping "I'm sorry"s like you're still around.
<i>(Pretty straightforward, IMO. He's apologizing, but she doesn't care)</i> And I know you dressed up "Hey, kid, you'll never live this down." <i>(She tried to let him down easy, making up an excuse, but he knows that he screwed up badly.)</i> 'Cause you're just the girl all the boys wanna dance with, and I'm just the boy who's had too many chances.
<i>(She has so many other options that she's done trying to make it happen with him.)</i> I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?" <i>(This seems to allude to him being at her place and then getting kicked out when stuff hits the fan, and he's mentally replaying her "dressed up" letdown as her just telling him to drop dead.)</i>
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it.
So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her" I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late <i>(These lines are a look into Pete's mind as he's fighting with the girl. It's probably a petty argument, but probably also one of many, and because of it, she's questioning if he really loves her, and he knows that he should just end the fight by going in for the kiss [and effectively apologizing], but by the time it's actually clicked, she's kicked him out of her room.)</i>
Write me off, give up on me, 'cause, darling, what do you expect? I'm just off, a lost cause, a long shot. Don't even take this bet.
<i>(This is him sarcastically responding to her protests about their relationship: "No, you're right, I'm a terrible person. Don't bother with me." I think his use of "darling" underscores the sarcasm.)</i>
You can make all the moves, you can aim all the spotlights. Get all the sighs and the moans just right.
<i>(He's talking about how you can stage a perfect relationship, but in the end, it's just a porno.)</i>
I'm sleeping on your folk's porch again, dreaming she said, she said, she said "Why don't you just drop dead?"
I don't blame you for being you, but you can't blame me for hating it So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her" I set my clocks early 'cause I know I'm always late.
(Always on, always on) You said you'd keep me honest (Always on, always on) But I won't call you on it (Always on, always on) <i>(I think this is saying that she had been talking about their relationship in a long-term sense. Now that they're apparently breaking up, he's not gonna call her out for it.)</i>
I don't blame you for being you But you can't blame me for hating it So say, "What are you waiting for? Kiss her, kiss her" I set my clocks early 'Cause I know I'm always late I set my clocks early 'Cause I know I'm always late