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.
Hey, little girl
I wanna be your boyfriend
Sweet little girl
I wanna be your boyfriend
Do you love me bad?
(Girl in background: Nooo!)
What do you say?
Do you love me bad?
What can I say
Because I wanna be your boyfriend
(music stops)
Billie Joe: What the hell are you doing?
(People talking in the background)
Billie Joe: Shut up!
(music starts)
I'll go for miles
Till I find you
You say you want to leave me
But you can't choose
...is going insane
Something I can't fight
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
A blank expression
Covering your face
I'm looking for directions
For out of this place
I start to wonder
If you'll come back
I feel the rain storming after thunder
I can't hold back
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
(music stops)
Some guy: Yooo! Yooo! Yoo, get out of here, yooo!
Did anybody find a skull, I've had it since I was a little -
(music starts)
(music stops)
Alright, girls, stay at the stage, okay?
Billie Joe: Pick it up. One, two...
(music starts)
I'll go for miles
Till I find you
You say you want to leave me
But you can't choose
I've gone thru pain
Every day and night
I feel my mind is going insane
Something I can't fight
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
I wanna be your boyfriend
Sweet little girl
I wanna be your boyfriend
Do you love me bad?
(Girl in background: Nooo!)
What do you say?
Do you love me bad?
What can I say
Because I wanna be your boyfriend
(music stops)
Billie Joe: What the hell are you doing?
(People talking in the background)
Billie Joe: Shut up!
(music starts)
I'll go for miles
Till I find you
You say you want to leave me
But you can't choose
...is going insane
Something I can't fight
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
A blank expression
Covering your face
I'm looking for directions
For out of this place
I start to wonder
If you'll come back
I feel the rain storming after thunder
I can't hold back
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
(music stops)
Some guy: Yooo! Yooo! Yoo, get out of here, yooo!
Did anybody find a skull, I've had it since I was a little -
(music starts)
(music stops)
Alright, girls, stay at the stage, okay?
Billie Joe: Pick it up. One, two...
(music starts)
I'll go for miles
Till I find you
You say you want to leave me
But you can't choose
I've gone thru pain
Every day and night
I feel my mind is going insane
Something I can't fight
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Lyrics submitted by Nosdravde
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this song rocks!
where do you find this?
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i wish billie joe would be my boyfriend. or husband. :D
you are an idiot, 1000BrokenHearts
hahaha
I'm sorry Broken Hearts but I'm afraid I have to agree with bleedthecoloursopen. I' sure you are extremely intelligent but that was quite possibley the dumbest thing I''ve ever seen written about such a god. The god being Billie Joe
where you found this song for download??????