Lyrics
Thank god almighty the world gave me a friend
Expressing gratitude for having a valuable friend in the world.
Feels like I'm coming of age all over again
Sensing a renewed sense of maturity and growth.
Tonight you'll go home and pleasure yourself to the thought of me
Suggesting a provocative scenario where the listener finds pleasure in thoughts of the speaker.
Presumptuous I know but its not a question of modesty
Acknowledging the boldness of the statement but emphasizing it's not about modesty.
And certainly not for the lack of me
Asserting the speaker's availability and readiness for a relationship.
I've made myself available and ready
Expressing the speaker's preparedness for the challenges of a relationship.
To do the hard work that it can be
Referring to the hard work required to maintain a relationship.
The hard work to make a woman happy
Highlighting the speaker's commitment to making a woman happy.
All the secrets of universe
Suggesting that the complexities of the universe are trivial compared to the speaker's issues.
Come down to there's really nothing wrong with me
Asserting that the speaker is not fundamentally flawed.
And the mystery of how a woman works
Expressing confusion about understanding how women function.
Is just beyond me
Admitting a lack of comprehension regarding women.
I can't afford you to stay
Expressing an inability to afford the listener staying.
I can't afford you to go away
Expressing an inability to afford the listener leaving.
Tonight I'll go home and I'll pleasure myself to the thought of you
Reversing the scenario, where the speaker finds pleasure in thoughts of the listener.
You'll go home and fall right asleep
Anticipating that the listener will fall asleep without reciprocation.
Before I would have told you
Reflecting on a past ability to speak one's mind freely.
Hell I could always speak my mind
Expressing a current tendency to speak politely, possibly due to changed circumstances.
Now when I see you, I speak politely
Describing a shift in behavior towards the listener, speaking politely instead of openly.
I asked you not to take it personally, you said "hey I don't"
Recalling a conversation where the listener assured not taking things personally.
It'll be easier not to love you
Deciding to make it easier by not loving the listener.
So I won't
Resolving not to love the listener.
I can't afford you to stay
Expressing an inability to afford the listener staying.
I can't afford you to go away
Expressing an inability to afford the listener leaving.
Strangers pat ya on the back and say,"hey man you're gonna be a star!"
Highlighting external validation but emphasizing the absence of a personal supporter.
But with no cheerleader in your corner
Stating that without a supporter, the speaker is just another person pursuing dreams.
You're really just another dude in a big city, with a fuckin guitar
Conveying the challenges of being a dreamer without a cheerleader.
How many singers with a dream are just perverts with agendas?
Pondering the motivations of individuals pursuing dreams, questioning their sincerity.
Oh no, not me
Denying any alignment with questionable motivations.
That's why I appreciated you seeing me the way I wanted to be seen
Expressing appreciation for being seen in a positive light by the listener.
It's ok that you're happy now, happier without me
Accepting the listener's happiness without the speaker.
I can't afford you to stay
Expressing an inability to afford the listener staying.
I can't afford you to go away
Expressing an inability to afford the listener leaving.
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