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.
Surrey girls like tight jeans
Right up tight against their skin
Take you home to the dark
And show you what's in
With glasses bigger than her face
She's off to get her wotsit waxed
Find that Gucci bag she wanted
from Harvey Nicks
Cause she's only thinking about number one again
But she won't listen cause her Samsung is ringing
Hold on
Surrey girls like their boys
with lots of cash to buy them toys
A Porsche or a Merc will do
Turn heads with the noise
Sprayed on tan and new lip gloss
She is off to meet the boss
Three little kids he's got
But she just don't care
Cause she's only thinking about number one again
But she won't listen cause her Samsung is ringing
Hold on
Woolley Bridge Woolley Bridge
Where it came clear to me
You need love you need love
But you're wasting time
Oh but now Surrey girl
I can really show you how
Give you love give you love
And I'll waste your time
In her time she's learnt some tricks
Fourty licks and bamboo sticks
She is queen here right now
Boy you'll be numb
That figure ain't just by luck
Atkins Diet nip and tuck
Hours on the treadmill
And yes she gives a good fuck
Cause she's only thinking about number one again
But she won't listen cause her Samsung is ringing
Hold on
Woolley Bridge Woolley Bridge
Where it came clear to me
You need love you need love
But you're wasting time
Oh but now Surrey girl
I can really show you how
Give you love give you love
And I'll waste your time
And now it seems that I have fallen for a Surrey girl
And she has promised she won't leave me for another girl
And now at night we lie and hold each other really tight
And then we promised yeah that we would be the only ones
The only ones
Woolley Bridge Woolley Bridge
Where it came clear to me
You need love you need love
But you're wasting time
Oh but now Surrey girl
I can really show you how
Give you love give you love
And I'll waste your time
Right up tight against their skin
Take you home to the dark
And show you what's in
With glasses bigger than her face
She's off to get her wotsit waxed
Find that Gucci bag she wanted
from Harvey Nicks
Cause she's only thinking about number one again
But she won't listen cause her Samsung is ringing
Hold on
Surrey girls like their boys
with lots of cash to buy them toys
A Porsche or a Merc will do
Turn heads with the noise
Sprayed on tan and new lip gloss
She is off to meet the boss
Three little kids he's got
But she just don't care
Cause she's only thinking about number one again
But she won't listen cause her Samsung is ringing
Hold on
Woolley Bridge Woolley Bridge
Where it came clear to me
You need love you need love
But you're wasting time
Oh but now Surrey girl
I can really show you how
Give you love give you love
And I'll waste your time
In her time she's learnt some tricks
Fourty licks and bamboo sticks
She is queen here right now
Boy you'll be numb
That figure ain't just by luck
Atkins Diet nip and tuck
Hours on the treadmill
And yes she gives a good fuck
Cause she's only thinking about number one again
But she won't listen cause her Samsung is ringing
Hold on
Woolley Bridge Woolley Bridge
Where it came clear to me
You need love you need love
But you're wasting time
Oh but now Surrey girl
I can really show you how
Give you love give you love
And I'll waste your time
And now it seems that I have fallen for a Surrey girl
And she has promised she won't leave me for another girl
And now at night we lie and hold each other really tight
And then we promised yeah that we would be the only ones
The only ones
Woolley Bridge Woolley Bridge
Where it came clear to me
You need love you need love
But you're wasting time
Oh but now Surrey girl
I can really show you how
Give you love give you love
And I'll waste your time
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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lol. im from guildford in surrey and i think this song is a good representation of some of these girls around
i've liked bromheads lyrics for a while for their lyrics but i was bloody amazed when i met a group of 30 "surrey girls" on holiday (i am from a town up in scotland) and i was blown away at how accurate bromheads are with this song, right down to the "glasses bigger than her face" and "giving a good f..." lol