Story Behind The Song

sense of play. Men wanting to be Tom Cats, just visiting sexually.

Song Description

Using the Tom Cat as the allegory. Sexy description of man as Tom Cat cruising around and wanting to get into my house, bed.

Lyrics

"Tom Cat" Meryl Leppard c.1997

There's a furry little something
hanging around my door
and he's lean and lithe and likes to writhe
and settle every score
scratching at the fly-wire
wanting to get in
he lies in wait till very late
eager to begin

is it my imagination
or is he calling to me
could be just infatuation
he wants to play
I just say
"who's that, Tom Cat?"

Leaning against chimney pots
cruising in the night
I hear the beat of padded feet
itching for a fight
he goes pussy footing over rooftops
I hear him howling at the moon
he's stretched and taught
and feels pulled and caught
there'll be some action soon

it would be exageration to say that he is
heaven to me
I need a damn good explanation
he wants to play
I just say
"who's that, Tom Cat?"

Can I sleep tight
knowing that he's there
I do want to
lean down and muss up his hair

I feel trepidation
as he is calling to me
and there's a sense of elation
that he wants to play
I just say
"who's that, Tom Cat?"