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.
There's this one guy
There's no one like him in all of the world
'Cause you can always see those girls down on their knees
In those dark sweaty rooms
Planning out his thoughts
He's waiting for just the right
One by one as they
Walk right through the door, they
Keep on coming back I
Guess they just want more
He has fun, fun, fun as you
Might call him a whore, but
Just look where he's at 'cause
He is the one that scores
Well Tom, it looks like he's
Passing the ball to his tight end
I wasn't sure if he knew
That a tight end could be a wide receiver
But haha, little does he know
Yeah, he won't be alone this weekend I don't think
That's funny that you say that because uh
Like a dog, he's loyal to his bone
I saw my friend there
Out on the field today
I asked him where he was going
He said "All the way" now
One by one as they
Walk right through the door, they
Keep on coming back I
Guess they just want more
He has fun, fun, fun as you
Might call him a whore, but
Just look where he's at 'cause
He is the one that scores, go
There's no one like him in all of the world
'Cause you can always see those girls down on their knees
In those dark sweaty rooms
Planning out his thoughts
He's waiting for just the right
One by one as they
Walk right through the door, they
Keep on coming back I
Guess they just want more
He has fun, fun, fun as you
Might call him a whore, but
Just look where he's at 'cause
He is the one that scores
Well Tom, it looks like he's
Passing the ball to his tight end
I wasn't sure if he knew
That a tight end could be a wide receiver
But haha, little does he know
Yeah, he won't be alone this weekend I don't think
That's funny that you say that because uh
Like a dog, he's loyal to his bone
I saw my friend there
Out on the field today
I asked him where he was going
He said "All the way" now
One by one as they
Walk right through the door, they
Keep on coming back I
Guess they just want more
He has fun, fun, fun as you
Might call him a whore, but
Just look where he's at 'cause
He is the one that scores, go
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Touchdown Boy Lyrics as written by Scott Raynor Mark Hoppus
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