Big Bad Boy
Penny Mclean Lyrics

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Big bad boy
You just don't understand I'm not your toy
Big bad boy
You play a game I really can enjoy
You only look
Like
Love
And then you leave

Big bad boy
I think you made me cry

I'm looking through you, boy, you're lying
You think that I don't see
That all the time you're really trying
To steal my love from me

The words you whisper in my ear
I really don't want to hear
If I can't rest you, I'll be soon
In some ugly motel room, you

Big bad boy
You just don't understand I'm not your toy
Big bad boy
You play a game I really can enjoy
You only look
Like
Love
And then you leave
Big bad boy
I think you made me cry

I'm looking through you, boy, you're lying
You're smiling tenderly
But all the time you're really trying
To spend the night with me

You touch me when the lights are low
And keep saying let us go
If I agreed, I'll end up soon
In some ugly motel room, you

Big bad boy
You just don't understand I'm not your toy
Big bad boy
You play a game I really can enjoy
You only look
Like
Love
And then you leave
Big bad boy
I think you made me cry

Big bad boy
You just don't understand I'm not your toy
Big bad boy
You play a game I really can enjoy
You only look
Like
Love
And then you leave

Big bad boy
I think you made me cry

Overall Meaning

The song "Big Bad Boy" by Penny McLean speaks about a woman's experience with a man who only sees her as a plaything. The titular "big bad boy" is someone who looks like love but doesn't understand that the singer is not his toy. The song speaks about how the man's actions cause the singer to cry, and even though she can enjoy his game, he only looks like love and then leaves.

The lyrics suggest that the man is lying to the singer, and she can see through him. He whispers sweet nothings in her ear and touches her when the lights are low, but all he wants is to spend the night with her. The singer is aware that if she agrees to his advances, they will end up in an "ugly motel room." The song is an expression of frustration with the man's behavior towards the singer, who wants more than just a fleeting physical encounter.

Line by Line Meaning

Big bad boy
Addressing an unfaithful and selfish man

You just don't understand I'm not your toy
I am not a plaything for you to use at your leisure

You play a game I really can enjoy
While you play your selfish game, I am enjoying it too

You only look Like Love And then you leave
You appear like you love me, but in reality, you only leave after taking what you want

Big bad boy I think you made me cry
Your actions have caused me pain and tears

I'm looking through you, boy, you're lying
I see through your lies and deceit

You think that I don't see
You assume that I am unaware of your actions

That all the time you're really trying To steal my love from me
You are constantly attempting to manipulate and take advantage of my feelings for your own gain

The words you whisper in my ear I really don't want to hear
Your sweet nothings are not meaningful to me and I do not want to hear them

If I can't rest you, I'll be soon In some ugly motel room, you
If I don't resist your advances, you will take advantage of me and leave me feeling used and discarded

You're smiling tenderly But all the time you're really trying To spend the night with me
You seem charming, but your true intention is to manipulate me into sleeping with you

You touch me when the lights are low And keep saying let us go
You try to seduce me when the setting is intimate and keep pressuring me to go somewhere private with you

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