I’m through with: I’m done with, I won’t do this thing anymore. In this case, the singer is not going to stand in line anymore.
Example: I’m through with eating at that restaurant. Last time I was there the service was horrible.
bottom of the ninth: this refers to the sport of baseball. The bottom of the ninth is the end of the game. The singer uses this as a metaphor to show that he always loses: it’s the end of the game and he’s losing.
Turn out: to happen in a certain way. In this case the singers life has not happened the way he wanted.
Example: Although the news predicted rain, the weather turned out to be warm and sunny.
Brand new: very new, no one else has used the product before. In this case, he means a house that has just been built and no one else has lived in.
Cribs: A TV show on MTV that shows the houses of rich and famous musicians. A crib is a slang word for a home.
And a bathroom I can play baseball in: baseball is a sport that is played in large stadiums, so the singer means a large bathroom.king size: the largest size possible
No limit: this refers to the amount of money a person can charge with the credit card. In this case there is no limit, which means he can charge as much as he wants
mile high club: If you are in the mile high club, it means that you have had sex in an airplane while it was flying.
Cher: American pop star and actress whose career has spanned from the 1960’s to the present. She is most well know for her 1965 number one hit “I got you babe” with her late ex husband Sonny Bono, although she has had many successful solo hits over the next few decades.
James Dean: American actor and cultural icon. He appeared in three movies, East of Eden, Rebel without a Cause and Giant before dying in a automobile accident at age 24 in 1955.
Ya: are you
Gonna: going to
Wanna: want to
Come easy: to get something easily, without much effort. In this case, the singer is referring to the fact if he were a rock star, it would be easy to get girls.
(In fact, it would be so easy, they would come to him).
Example: Job offers will come easier if you improve your resume.
VIP: Very Important Person (like a rock star). In this case the singer is referring to a specific room where only VIPs can go into.
Gold digger: a woman who seeks out rich men so that she can marry him for his money.
Playboy bunny: a woman who appears nude in the adult magazine Playboy.
Tassel: a group of threads that are tied together as a type of decoration. Elvis used to wear jackets with tassels hanging from them.
Body guard: someone who is paid to protect someone else (to keep the person safe.dress my ass: refers to getting dressed up really well.
on the house: for free. In other words 'the house' (the resteraunt or whatever place where the rockstar is) will pay for it
Example: The waiter served the wrong meal, so they gave it to me on the house.
Playboy mansion: the mansion of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. It is famous for the playboy bunnies that live there and the parties.
Centerfold: refers to a folded picture that often appears in the middle of magazines, especially adult magazines. In this case, the singer is referring to a woman who has appeared nude in an adult magazine’s centerfold.
To blow money: to waste money; to spend money on unimportant or useless things
Example: I blew 50 dollars on that CD player I bought last
week. It’s already broken.
Who’s who: refers to the most famous people in pop culture at the time.
Speed dial: a phone function that allows you to dial a complete phone number by only pressing a shorter pre-set code. (therefore it is faster to make a call)
Censor: a person who edits something by removing material that is not allowed. In this case he refers to people who remove offensive language(by inserting a loud tone into the song at the point of the offensive words) from songs that will be played on the radio.
Pop pills: to take pills.
Pez dispenser: a small plastic device that when the top of it (which is often shaped like the head of some famous person or cartoon character) is pulled back, a rectangular piece of candy comes out. The dispensers are a part of popular culture in many countries.
Washed-up: describes someone who was once successful at something, but no longer has the ability to continue his or her success.
Example:
He used to be a good player, but now he’s old and washed up. He should retire.
Lip Sync: to move one’s lips to the lyrics of a song without actually singing.
Example: It may have looked like he was singing, but
he was actually lip syncing to a CD playing in the background.
Em: them