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.
Uh huh huh
Oh yeah
Work, work
Somebody told me
"Boy, everything she wants is everything she sees"
I guess I must have loved you
Because I said you were the perfect girl for me
Baby
And now we're six months older
And everything you want and everything you see
Is out of reach, not good enough
I don't know what the hell you want from me oh
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money
Some people work for a living
Some people work for fun
Girl, I just work for you
They told me marriage was a give and take
Well, show me you can take you've got some giving to do
And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
One step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough
Then how can it be good enough for two?
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
(Doo doo doo) I can't work any harder than I do
La la la la
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money
Oh
Oh
Why do I do the things I do?
I'd tell you if I knew
My God
I don't even think that I love you
Won't you tell me
Give you money
All to give you money, oh
La la la la
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money
Oh
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money, oh
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I do the things that I do?
Oh yeah
Work, work
Somebody told me
"Boy, everything she wants is everything she sees"
I guess I must have loved you
Because I said you were the perfect girl for me
Baby
And now we're six months older
And everything you want and everything you see
Is out of reach, not good enough
I don't know what the hell you want from me oh
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money
Some people work for a living
Some people work for fun
Girl, I just work for you
They told me marriage was a give and take
Well, show me you can take you've got some giving to do
And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
One step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough
Then how can it be good enough for two?
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
(Doo doo doo) I can't work any harder than I do
La la la la
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money
Oh
Oh
Why do I do the things I do?
I'd tell you if I knew
My God
I don't even think that I love you
Won't you tell me
Give you money
All to give you money, oh
La la la la
Uh huh huh
Oh, oh
Uh huh huh
Doo doo doo
La la la la
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money
Oh
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I work so hard for you?
Give you money
All to give you money, oh
Somebody tell me
Won't you tell me
Why I do the things that I do?
Lyrics submitted by TheLizardking017
Everything She Wants Lyrics as written by George Michael
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Exploration Group LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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