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.
They tried their best to drag Him out
Of a courthouse down in Montgomery
And now they wanna kick Him out of school
And take Him off our money
They can take those words off of paper and stone
But He ain't gone, no
He ain't the leavin' kind
He'd never walk away
Even from those who don't believe
And wanna leave Him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind
She stayed mad at Him for a lot of years
For takin' Her husband
Started losin' Her faith and thinkin' that, her life meant nothin'
But when she looks at those kids she raised all by herself
She knows she had some help, yeah, she knows
He ain't the leavin' kind
He'd never walk away
Even from those who don't believe
And wanna leave Him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind
No matter what you do
No matter where you go
He's always right there
With you
Even from those who don't believe
And wanna leave Him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind
No, no
(He ain't the leavin', He ain't the leavin' kind)
He ain't the leavin' (He ain't the leavin')
He ain't the leavin' kind (He ain't the leavin' kind)
Ooh-ooh
(He ain't the leavin', He ain't the leavin' kind)
He ain't the leavin' kind
Of a courthouse down in Montgomery
And now they wanna kick Him out of school
And take Him off our money
They can take those words off of paper and stone
But He ain't gone, no
He ain't the leavin' kind
He'd never walk away
Even from those who don't believe
And wanna leave Him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind
She stayed mad at Him for a lot of years
For takin' Her husband
Started losin' Her faith and thinkin' that, her life meant nothin'
But when she looks at those kids she raised all by herself
She knows she had some help, yeah, she knows
He ain't the leavin' kind
He'd never walk away
Even from those who don't believe
And wanna leave Him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind
No matter what you do
No matter where you go
He's always right there
With you
Even from those who don't believe
And wanna leave Him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind
No, no
(He ain't the leavin', He ain't the leavin' kind)
He ain't the leavin' (He ain't the leavin')
He ain't the leavin' kind (He ain't the leavin' kind)
Ooh-ooh
(He ain't the leavin', He ain't the leavin' kind)
He ain't the leavin' kind
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He Ain't the Leavin' Kind Lyrics as written by Neil Thrasher Michael William Dulaney
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