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.
Sho' 'nuff, shorty
What it do? Yeah
Ooh
Sho' 'nuff, pimping
Oh boy, uh
What y'all know about a supermodel?
Fresh out of Elle magazine
Buy her own bottles
Look, pimp juice, I keep me one
Bad than a mother
Oh, now (I hear you saying, I need a bad girl)
Let me hear you (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, players, when you see me
Act like you know me
I keep a dollar worth of dimes
You know pimping ain't easy
For all my chicks in the club
Who knows how to cut a rug
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (oh oh)
Now, I've seen a lot of broads (sugar)
All on one accord
Everyone looked the same
But take a look at my dame (my dame)
For sure, she take that Hypnotic or Alizé
There ain't much more I can say
But I need a (I need a bad girl)
Bad girl, yeah (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, got one thou' on the bar, now
Chick need a drink on the floor, now
Look at them bad girls moving it
Making faces while they doing it
Ah, I want to take one to the restroom
So close, I'm smelling like your perfume
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby (yeah)
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (ah oh)
I'ma get me one of them (oh oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them), get me one of them
Get me one of them (oh oh), oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them (maybe two or three)
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh (that's cool with me, shorty)
Get at me, bad girl (ooh, I need a bad girl, oh)
If you wanna party
I got what you're looking for
Come see me in the V.I.P. (for bad company)
It's very necessary
To be that kind of girl for me
If you are, then, baby girl, let's leave
Ah oh
Ooh, work me, baby (ah, boogie, baby)
Shaking it the way I like (ooh shake it, baby)
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl (oh, what sexy lady)
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad (I'm ready to be bad)
I need a bad girl (I need to be bad) super bad, baby
Get at me, bad girl (ooh bad girl, oh)
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them) get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (calling all girls, around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, get bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl (get at me, bad girls)
I'ma get me one of them (around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, stay bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl
What it do? Yeah
Ooh
Sho' 'nuff, pimping
Oh boy, uh
What y'all know about a supermodel?
Fresh out of Elle magazine
Buy her own bottles
Look, pimp juice, I keep me one
Bad than a mother
Oh, now (I hear you saying, I need a bad girl)
Let me hear you (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, players, when you see me
Act like you know me
I keep a dollar worth of dimes
You know pimping ain't easy
For all my chicks in the club
Who knows how to cut a rug
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (oh oh)
Now, I've seen a lot of broads (sugar)
All on one accord
Everyone looked the same
But take a look at my dame (my dame)
For sure, she take that Hypnotic or Alizé
There ain't much more I can say
But I need a (I need a bad girl)
Bad girl, yeah (if you're a bad girl)
Oh, got one thou' on the bar, now
Chick need a drink on the floor, now
Look at them bad girls moving it
Making faces while they doing it
Ah, I want to take one to the restroom
So close, I'm smelling like your perfume
If you're a bad girl
Get at me, bad girl
Ooh, work me, baby (yeah)
Shaking it the way I like
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (super bad, baby)
Get at me, bad girl (ah oh)
I'ma get me one of them (oh oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them), get me one of them
Get me one of them (oh oh), oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (oh), get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them (maybe two or three)
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh (that's cool with me, shorty)
Get at me, bad girl (ooh, I need a bad girl, oh)
If you wanna party
I got what you're looking for
Come see me in the V.I.P. (for bad company)
It's very necessary
To be that kind of girl for me
If you are, then, baby girl, let's leave
Ah oh
Ooh, work me, baby (ah, boogie, baby)
Shaking it the way I like (ooh shake it, baby)
I'm ready to be bad
I need a bad girl (say, yeah)
Get at me, bad girl (oh, what sexy lady)
What sexy lady's
Coming home with me tonight?
I'm ready to be bad (I'm ready to be bad)
I need a bad girl (I need to be bad) super bad, baby
Get at me, bad girl (ooh bad girl, oh)
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them (one of them) get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, get me one of them
Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh
Get at me, bad girl
I'ma get me one of them (calling all girls, around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, get bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl (get at me, bad girls)
I'ma get me one of them (around the world)
Get me one of them
Get me one of them (yeah, stay bad)
Get me one of them (if you're out there)
Get me one of them (I wanna see you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (if you hear me)
Get at me, bad girl
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dude, you are wierd, this song is the business, and you are obviously on the wrong website!