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.
You wanna take control of me I won't let you do it
You say you know what's best for me
I'm gonna make you prove it
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Tell me this and tell me that
But I've heard it all before
You still bitch my back is turned
I'm walking out the door
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Your always bitching all the time
You want my time you know it's mine
Your always jumping on my back
Just let me be myself
I talk and talk you won't listen
Your stubborn as a wall
You always bitch you make me nuts
I'm gonna take a fall
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
You wanna take control of me so I won't let you do it
You say you know what's best for me
I'm gonna make you prove it
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Your always bitching all the time
You want my time you know it's mine
Your always jumping on my back
Just let me be myself
Hey Hey!
Hey Hey!
Hey Hey!
Hey Hey!
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
You wanna take control of me
I'm gonna let you do it (no)
You say you know whats best for me
I'm gonna make you prove it
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Your always bitching all the time
You want my time you know it's mine
Your always jumping on my back
Just let me be myself
You say you know what's best for me
I'm gonna make you prove it
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Tell me this and tell me that
But I've heard it all before
You still bitch my back is turned
I'm walking out the door
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Your always bitching all the time
You want my time you know it's mine
Your always jumping on my back
Just let me be myself
I talk and talk you won't listen
Your stubborn as a wall
You always bitch you make me nuts
I'm gonna take a fall
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
You wanna take control of me so I won't let you do it
You say you know what's best for me
I'm gonna make you prove it
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Your always bitching all the time
You want my time you know it's mine
Your always jumping on my back
Just let me be myself
Hey Hey!
Hey Hey!
Hey Hey!
Hey Hey!
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
You wanna take control of me
I'm gonna let you do it (no)
You say you know whats best for me
I'm gonna make you prove it
Your always complaining at me
Get off my back
Why won't you just let me be?
Get off my back
Your always bitching all the time
You want my time you know it's mine
Your always jumping on my back
Just let me be myself
Lyrics submitted by flip the tapexX
Get off My Back Lyrics as written by Garry Marshall Shider David L. Spradley
Lyrics © TUNECORE INC, TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Word Collections Publishing
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