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.
Sippin' Shirley Thompson is a gas
Anytime you see her
You can always count on Shirley for a blast
She knows more words with just four letters
Than the dictionary ever had
She uses them to color up the stories of the simple life she's led
Sippin' Shirley Thompson doesn't care
She's thirty-eight and feelin' fine
And not much up to goin' anywhere
Her husband is a bible salesman
And at thirty-nine his hair fell out
She said there's not a hair between him
And the heaven that he talks about
Sippin' Shirley Thompson is a pal
An ordinary woman who'll sit and dish the dirt with all the gals
She said I don't believe in bein'
Somethin' that the people know you're not
But when she's at home alone
Nobody knows that sippin' Shirley cries a lot
Sippin' Shirley Thompson is a gas
Anytime you see her
You can always count on Shirley for a blast
She knows more words with just four letters
Than the dictionary ever had
She uses them to color up the stories of the simple life she's led
Anytime you see her
You can always count on Shirley for a blast
She knows more words with just four letters
Than the dictionary ever had
She uses them to color up the stories of the simple life she's led
Sippin' Shirley Thompson doesn't care
She's thirty-eight and feelin' fine
And not much up to goin' anywhere
Her husband is a bible salesman
And at thirty-nine his hair fell out
She said there's not a hair between him
And the heaven that he talks about
Sippin' Shirley Thompson is a pal
An ordinary woman who'll sit and dish the dirt with all the gals
She said I don't believe in bein'
Somethin' that the people know you're not
But when she's at home alone
Nobody knows that sippin' Shirley cries a lot
Sippin' Shirley Thompson is a gas
Anytime you see her
You can always count on Shirley for a blast
She knows more words with just four letters
Than the dictionary ever had
She uses them to color up the stories of the simple life she's led
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
Sippin' Shirley Thompson Lyrics as written by Tom T. Hall
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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