24 Hours A Day
The Bottle Rockets Lyrics
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Over 18 don't need permission
I stopped hoping and stopped wishing
Listen up I need attention
I quit my job no time to work
Gonna spend 24 hours a day loving you
You've got a look on your face
I'm making this my home base
Yeah I'm moving into your place
Tell your Daddy I passed the test
Tell your Mom to make the dress
Rent the church, invite the guests
And fix your hair up, it's such a mess
The Bottle Rockets's song "24 Hours a Day" is a love song where the singer is expressing his strong feelings for his significant other. The song starts with the singer asserting that he is a man on a mission and he does not need anyone's permission as he is over eighteen. He has stopped hoping and wishing and needs his lover's attention. The singer quits his job as he wants to love her 24 hours a day. Here, quitting his job can be seen as a bold act of expressing his love for her.
Moving forward, the singer notices that his significant other has a look on her face like he is from outer space. However, he does not care and makes her place his new home base. He also cares about her family and wants to make a good impression by passing the test with her Dad, having her mother make the dress and renting a church as well as inviting the guests. The singer wants everything to be perfect on their special day. The song reveals the singer’s love as pure and strong; he is willing to do everything for his significant other and make the relationship last forever.
Interesting facts:
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a man on a mission
I have a specific purpose or goal that I am focused on
Over 18 don't need permission
Being of legal age, I don't require anyone's approval to do what I want
I stopped hoping and stopped wishing
I have given up on uncertain desires and what-ifs
Listen up I need attention
I require someone's concentrated focus and heed
I quit my job no time to work
I have resigned from my employment because I am too busy to work
Gonna spend 24 hours a day loving you
I plan to devote every second of every day to adoring you
You've got a look on your face
Your expression conveys your feelings and thoughts
Like I'm from outer space
As if I am someone completely unfamiliar or foreign to you
I'm making this my home base
I am establishing myself in your life and environment
Yeah I'm moving into your place
I am relocating to your dwelling and making it my own
Tell your Daddy I passed the test
Inform your father that I have succeeded in pleasing and impressing him
Tell your Mom to make the dress
Tell your mother to create clothing for a special occasion
Rent the church, invite the guests
Arrange for a building and guests to attend a significant ceremony
And fix your hair up, it's such a mess
Tidy up and groom your hair because it looks disarrayed and untidy
Contributed by Evan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.