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.
Lost it on the chesterfield
Or maybe on a gambling wheel
Lost it in a diamond mine
It's dark as hell and hard to find
You can climb to the top of the highest tree
You can look around but you still won't see
What I'm looking for
Where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All that stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone?
Well, I still don't know
Out in the back in the old corn field
Underneath a tractor wheel
Thought I'd dig till I found it first (yeah)
Broke my back and died of thirst
You can bribe the devil, you can pray to God
You can sell off everything you've got
And you still won't know
Where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All the stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone?
And you still don't know
Saw it on the silver screen
Preacher says, "Don't know what it means"
Last page ad in a comic book
Bought me a map, showed me where to look
It ain't carved of stone or made of wood
And if you paid for it, then it ain't no good
And you still won't know
What I'm looking for
Oh, where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All the stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone? Oh, yeah
Or maybe on a gambling wheel
Lost it in a diamond mine
It's dark as hell and hard to find
You can climb to the top of the highest tree
You can look around but you still won't see
What I'm looking for
Where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All that stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone?
Well, I still don't know
Out in the back in the old corn field
Underneath a tractor wheel
Thought I'd dig till I found it first (yeah)
Broke my back and died of thirst
You can bribe the devil, you can pray to God
You can sell off everything you've got
And you still won't know
Where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All the stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone?
And you still don't know
Saw it on the silver screen
Preacher says, "Don't know what it means"
Last page ad in a comic book
Bought me a map, showed me where to look
It ain't carved of stone or made of wood
And if you paid for it, then it ain't no good
And you still won't know
What I'm looking for
Oh, where the good times gone?
Where the good times gone?
All the stupid fun
And all that shit we've done
Where the good times gone? Oh, yeah
Lyrics submitted by lemonie_fresh
Good Times Gone Lyrics as written by Michael Douglas Henry Kroeger Chad Kroeger
Lyrics © Regard Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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