Anyone who think these lyrics have any resemblance to being a pedophile is veering way off the path. This song, to me at least, is about fooling around with a girl. Simple as that. Maybe she has a boyfriend which makes it extra “bad” as referenced with the lyrics “don’t tell your boyfriend”. or naughty or whatever, but thinking it has any relation to pedophile behavior is ridiculous. I don’t think Tom ever would have written a song about that. Sure it says don’t tell your Mom, don’t tell your sister, don’t tell your boyfriend little honey bee. Know why? Because you have to create a verse with an idea and you need words to fill it in. It’s phonetics really. It sounds good. The Song kind of suggests the girl is cheating on her boyfriend with the character singing the song but big friggin deal. It’s a fantasy. A fun song. What guy hasn’t sort of kind of fantasized about fooling around with a girl who has a boyfriend? Anyway I think it’s a barn burner of a song. As a guy, I can certainly relate to it’s theme and I think the riff, lyrics, everything are fucking bad ass.
Anyone who think these lyrics have any resemblance to being a pedophile is veering way off the path. This song, to me at least, is about fooling around with a girl. Simple as that. Maybe she has a boyfriend which makes it extra “bad” as referenced with the lyrics “don’t tell your boyfriend”. or naughty or whatever, but thinking it has any relation to pedophile behavior is ridiculous. I don’t think Tom ever would have written a song about that. Sure it says don’t tell your Mom, don’t tell your sister, don’t tell your boyfriend little honey bee. Know why? Because you have to create a verse with an idea and you need words to fill it in. It’s phonetics really. It sounds good. The Song kind of suggests the girl is cheating on her boyfriend with the character singing the song but big friggin deal. It’s a fantasy. A fun song. What guy hasn’t sort of kind of fantasized about fooling around with a girl who has a boyfriend? Anyway I think it’s a barn burner of a song. As a guy, I can certainly relate to it’s theme and I think the riff, lyrics, everything are fucking bad ass.