In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Girlfriend
I'm gonna tell your boyfriend, yeah
Tell him (yoo-hoo)
Exactly what we're doin', yeah
Tell him what you do to me
Late at night when the wind is free
Girlfriend
I'm gonna show your boyfriend, yeah
Show him (yoo-hoo)
The letters I've been savin', yeah
Show him how you feel inside
And how love could not be denied, oh no
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, ha
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, ooh
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, woo
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Girlfriend
You better tell your boyfriend, yeah
Tell him (yoo-hoo)
Exactly what we're doin', yeah
Tell him what he needs to know
Or he may never let you go, yeah
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine, ha
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, hoo
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, yeah, yeah, yeah
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, yoo-hoo
I'm gonna be your boyfriend
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do (yoo-hoo)
You be my girlfriend, girlfriend
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do (yoo-hoo), woo
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, woo
I'm gonna tell your boyfriend, yeah
Tell him (yoo-hoo)
Exactly what we're doin', yeah
Tell him what you do to me
Late at night when the wind is free
Girlfriend
I'm gonna show your boyfriend, yeah
Show him (yoo-hoo)
The letters I've been savin', yeah
Show him how you feel inside
And how love could not be denied, oh no
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, ha
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, ooh
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, woo
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Girlfriend
You better tell your boyfriend, yeah
Tell him (yoo-hoo)
Exactly what we're doin', yeah
Tell him what he needs to know
Or he may never let you go, yeah
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine, ha
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, hoo
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, yeah, yeah, yeah
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, yoo-hoo
I'm gonna be your boyfriend
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do (yoo-hoo)
You be my girlfriend, girlfriend
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do (yoo-hoo), woo
Do-doot-do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do, woo
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