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 were the best thing summer gave me
Better than silence and no school,
No curfew and no rules.
I was the last thing you expected
To become part of your life
To become part of your life
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
And do-do goes the telephone
While the planes and trains won't let me go, oh no.
Pass the world and I will go there.
And when the pollination starts
In the springtime baby, the springtime baby
Can you map out all the parks
If you find time baby, I'll find time baby
And I have nothing to say tther than I love you
And I'll stay if you want me
If you let me I will go
And if you let me I will...
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
And do-do goes the telephone
While the planes and trains won't let me go, oh no.
Pass the world and I will go there.
If I admit that I was wrong
In the right tone baby, the right tone baby
And pretend that I belong
In the same room maybe, the same room maybe
And I have nothing to say about this
I love you and I'll stay if you want it
If you let me I will go
And if you let me I will go
You were the best thing summer gave me.
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
And do-do goes the telephone
While the planes and trains won't let me go, oh no.
Pass the world and I will go there.
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
Oh no...
Tired eyes
You are all the same...
Overhead, our love fades
Tired of wasting sleep...
Better than silence and no school,
No curfew and no rules.
I was the last thing you expected
To become part of your life
To become part of your life
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
And do-do goes the telephone
While the planes and trains won't let me go, oh no.
Pass the world and I will go there.
And when the pollination starts
In the springtime baby, the springtime baby
Can you map out all the parks
If you find time baby, I'll find time baby
And I have nothing to say tther than I love you
And I'll stay if you want me
If you let me I will go
And if you let me I will...
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
And do-do goes the telephone
While the planes and trains won't let me go, oh no.
Pass the world and I will go there.
If I admit that I was wrong
In the right tone baby, the right tone baby
And pretend that I belong
In the same room maybe, the same room maybe
And I have nothing to say about this
I love you and I'll stay if you want it
If you let me I will go
And if you let me I will go
You were the best thing summer gave me.
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
And do-do goes the telephone
While the planes and trains won't let me go, oh no.
Pass the world and I will go there.
So sing this song
While you drive home baby, you drive home baby
I will sing along
From another country, another country
Oh no...
Tired eyes
You are all the same...
Overhead, our love fades
Tired of wasting sleep...
Lyrics submitted by ellie117
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