Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I will keep the bad things from you
I will keep a straight face honey
you can keep your last name if you want to
and I will give you all my money
I could take a plane right to you
if i could just stop running
what if all this was true?
I will keep the bank from calling
I will keep those bastards from you
I will keep your smile from falling
this time the casualties were few
'cause we kept the bastards brawling
we kept our hearts from view
this time we're problem solving
catch it while you can
its the feel good hit of the summer
catch it while you can
'cause there won't be another
you keep the band names coming
I'll make the jokes real funny
we'll keep the skeptics humming
and someone else will take the money
we'll keep the hamsters running
I'll be the sour in your tummy
who'll wipe the nose that's running
catch it while you can
its the feel good hit of the summer
catch it while you can
'cause there won't be another
I will sleep above the covers
I will love you like no other
I will be your dad and mother
I will give you older brothers
I will feed you fries with steak sauce
I will keep the price below the cost
I will lead the way from all is lost
catch it while you can
its the feel good hit of the summer
catch it while you can
'cause there won't be another... won't be another...
I'll keep the bad things from you...
I'll keep the bad things from you...
I'll keep the bad things from you...
I will keep a straight face honey
you can keep your last name if you want to
and I will give you all my money
I could take a plane right to you
if i could just stop running
what if all this was true?
I will keep the bank from calling
I will keep those bastards from you
I will keep your smile from falling
this time the casualties were few
'cause we kept the bastards brawling
we kept our hearts from view
this time we're problem solving
catch it while you can
its the feel good hit of the summer
catch it while you can
'cause there won't be another
you keep the band names coming
I'll make the jokes real funny
we'll keep the skeptics humming
and someone else will take the money
we'll keep the hamsters running
I'll be the sour in your tummy
who'll wipe the nose that's running
catch it while you can
its the feel good hit of the summer
catch it while you can
'cause there won't be another
I will sleep above the covers
I will love you like no other
I will be your dad and mother
I will give you older brothers
I will feed you fries with steak sauce
I will keep the price below the cost
I will lead the way from all is lost
catch it while you can
its the feel good hit of the summer
catch it while you can
'cause there won't be another... won't be another...
I'll keep the bad things from you...
I'll keep the bad things from you...
I'll keep the bad things from you...
Lyrics submitted by breezybay11
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I love this song and agree with everybody above. But I also wonder whether he is singing this song to a child, not a lover, mainly because of the line "I will give you older brothers," but always because of the singer's protectiveness. Anyone else feel this way?