Lyrics
Do you wanna mess around?
Proposal or invitation to engage in a casual relationship.
Do you wanna spend the night?
Asking if the person is willing to spend the night together.
Yeah, I've known both kinds of love,
Expressing experience with different types of love.
But I want to get it right this time.
Desire to make the current romantic relationship successful.
I don't wanna settle down.
Not interested in settling down or committing.
I don't want to make no plans,
Not interested in making long-term plans.
'Cept for what I'm gonna do
Focus on what to do with free time or leisure.
With a pair of idle hands.
Expressing having idle or unused hands, possibly seeking activity.
They're tearin' the Buick City Complex down;
Reference to the demolition of the Buick City Complex.
I think we're the only people left in town.
Sense of isolation as the city is being torn down.
Where you gonna move?
Rhetorical question about the future location after the city is demolished.
Where you gonna move?
Repetition of the question, emphasizing uncertainty and change.
Do you wanna mess around?
Revisiting the proposition to engage in a casual relationship.
Do you wanna be my girl?
Asking about the potential for a deeper, more committed relationship.
Do you wanna be my friend?
Asking if the person is interested in being friends.
Do you wanna start it off,
Asking if they want to start a relationship without clear expectations.
Just to see how it'll end?
Expressing a willingness to explore the relationship without predefined outcomes.
Do you wanna mess around?
Repetition of the proposal for a casual encounter.
I mean, deep down in your bones?
Asking if the desire for a casual encounter is deep-seated.
In a hotel swimmin' pool?
Suggesting possible locations for the casual encounter.
On a public telephone?
Suggesting unconventional places for intimate moments.
They're tearing the Buick City Complex down;
Reiteration of the demolition of the Buick City Complex.
I think we're the only people left in town.
Emphasizing the sense of isolation due to the city's demolition.
Where you gonna move?
Repetition of the inquiry about future plans after the demolition.
Where you gonna move?
Reiteration of the uncertainty and need for relocation.
Do you wanna mess around?
Repetition of the proposal for a casual encounter.
They're tearin' the Buick City Complex down;
Reiteration of the demolition of the Buick City Complex.
I think we're the only people left in town.
Emphasizing the sense of isolation as the city is being torn down.
Where you gonna move?
Repetition of the inquiry about future plans after the demolition.
Where you gonna move?
Reiteration of the uncertainty and need for relocation.
Do you wanna mess around?
Repetition of the proposal for a casual encounter.
Where you gonna move?
Repetition of the inquiry about future plans after the demolition.
Where you gonna move?
Reiteration of the uncertainty and need for relocation.
Do you wanna mess around?
Final repetition of the proposal for a casual encounter.
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