☝️ Key Points
- The song is about a man who is referred to as a bum, but he considers himself almost completely, but not quite crazy.
- He meets different women and feels attracted to them, but also considers them almost completely, but not quite crazy.
- His friends wonder why he can't find a woman and settle down, but he says he is almost completely, but not quite crazy.
- The protagonist had a date with a tall blonde woman and considers it fun, but still almost completely, but not quite crazy.
- At the end of the song, the protagonist questions how he is living his life while waiting for his time to come.
Interpretation
And they wonder how I lead my life. Sometimes I choose, sometimes I give. People say I'm a bum, but I'm almost completely, but not quite crazy.
Recently, I met a pretty woman near the sea. I snapped my fingers and thought she's almost completely, but not quite crazy. In Chicago, I met a pretty woman who asked me to stay and not behave like a bum. I'm almost completely, but not quite crazy.
Friends ask me why I can't find a woman and settle down. They say it's as good as for most and better than for some. I say I'm almost completely, but not quite crazy.
Recently, I had a date with a tall blonde woman in Tucson. When I took her home, she said, didn't we have fun? Almost completely, but not quite crazy.
When it's time for the last date with Saint Peter at the gates of heaven, he'll say, I hope you're ready, because your time has come. I'll say I'm almost completely, but not quite crazy. Some people wonder how I lead my life.