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.
We got married in a fever
Hotter than a pepper sprout
We been talkin' Jackson
Ever since the fire went out
I'm goin' to Jackson
I'm gonna mess around
I'm goin' to Jackson
Lookout Jackson town
Well go on down to Jackson
Go ahead and wreck your health
Go play your hand you big talkin' man
Make a big fool of yourself
Yeah yeah go to Jackson
Go comb that hair
I'm gonna snowball Jackson
Go ahead and see if I care
When I get into that city
People gonna stoop and bow
All them young men gonna make me
Teach them what they don't know how
I'm goin' to Jackson
You turn a loose of my coat
Cause I'm goin' to Jackson
Goodbye that's all she wrote
We'll I've had you in Jackson
And I'll be dancin' on a pony keg
They'll lead you around that town
Like a scolded hound
With your tail tucked between your legs
Yeah yeah go to Jackson
You big talkin' man
And I'll be waiting there in Jackson
Behind my gay ban plan
We got married in a fever
Hotter than a pepper sprout
We been talkin' Jackson
Ever since the fire went out
Goin' to Jackson
And that's a natural fact
We're goin' to Jackson
Ain't never comin' back
Ain't never comin' back
Ain't never comin' back
Ain't never comin' back
Hotter than a pepper sprout
We been talkin' Jackson
Ever since the fire went out
I'm goin' to Jackson
I'm gonna mess around
I'm goin' to Jackson
Lookout Jackson town
Well go on down to Jackson
Go ahead and wreck your health
Go play your hand you big talkin' man
Make a big fool of yourself
Yeah yeah go to Jackson
Go comb that hair
I'm gonna snowball Jackson
Go ahead and see if I care
When I get into that city
People gonna stoop and bow
All them young men gonna make me
Teach them what they don't know how
I'm goin' to Jackson
You turn a loose of my coat
Cause I'm goin' to Jackson
Goodbye that's all she wrote
We'll I've had you in Jackson
And I'll be dancin' on a pony keg
They'll lead you around that town
Like a scolded hound
With your tail tucked between your legs
Yeah yeah go to Jackson
You big talkin' man
And I'll be waiting there in Jackson
Behind my gay ban plan
We got married in a fever
Hotter than a pepper sprout
We been talkin' Jackson
Ever since the fire went out
Goin' to Jackson
And that's a natural fact
We're goin' to Jackson
Ain't never comin' back
Ain't never comin' back
Ain't never comin' back
Ain't never comin' back
Lyrics submitted by edelweiss pirateLW
Jackson Lyrics as written by Leslie Bricusse John Barry
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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