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.
We were wasting all the wine
Gettin' high like two old friends
Shootin' shit half wit politics
Rockin' till 12:09
'Till the neighbors up above
Didn't like our points of view
We regressed by breaking glass
Of the bottles we both drank through
Hey you keep it down some of us are singing the blues
We got jobs and wives to feed
And gotta buy the kids new shoes
We don't care cuz we're not there
We're gonna party till the cows come home
Kick back take off your hat
Why don't you party till the cows come home
How we love to raise the brow
Of a double shifted family man
He's pissed and things he missed
It's a life we don't understand
Work right through the afternoon
Never break until a quarter to four
That fool who bothered us is nine to fiven at the corner store
Hey mister how's business today?
I'll need a sixer and a bottle of gin
Go ahead and keep the change
You see Uncle Sam slapped me some skin
We don't care cuz we're not there
We're gonna party till the cows come home
Kick back take off your hat
Why don't you party till the cows come home
Gettin' high like two old friends
Shootin' shit half wit politics
Rockin' till 12:09
'Till the neighbors up above
Didn't like our points of view
We regressed by breaking glass
Of the bottles we both drank through
Hey you keep it down some of us are singing the blues
We got jobs and wives to feed
And gotta buy the kids new shoes
We don't care cuz we're not there
We're gonna party till the cows come home
Kick back take off your hat
Why don't you party till the cows come home
How we love to raise the brow
Of a double shifted family man
He's pissed and things he missed
It's a life we don't understand
Work right through the afternoon
Never break until a quarter to four
That fool who bothered us is nine to fiven at the corner store
Hey mister how's business today?
I'll need a sixer and a bottle of gin
Go ahead and keep the change
You see Uncle Sam slapped me some skin
We don't care cuz we're not there
We're gonna party till the cows come home
Kick back take off your hat
Why don't you party till the cows come home
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