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.
This is the last time
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Damn, here we go again
I just came back
Girl, don't make me go again
She say you been in the streets
You was with that hoe again
Money wrapped in rubber bands
What you sellin' blow again?
How she got you holdin' guns
But you call that hoe your friend
You ain't posed to bring her home
What do you show her in?
I was like show her in
Never that, oh no
Anybody in the streets know that that's a no, no
So know, I would never ever, ever, ever
Baby, I'm a g, yeah, that's right the seventh letter
See one thing about the streets, I know where the heffer at
And I bet she always be exactly where I left her at
But you know we had a bond, no ring, no paper
And I don't hear this shit when I bring home paper
My ears to the streets, what you gonna tell us?
You keep talkin' down, girl, you sound like you jealous
This is the last time
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Hi honey, I'm home
She looked at me and said it's five somethin' in the morn
You smell like you been drinkin', the vibe from me this strong
I said, baby, that's cologne, she said, "nigga, that's patron"
If you wanna keep with them bad habits that's fine
You think I'm with it then you out your rabid ass mind
They'll say tricks are for kids, most chicks woulda slid
But who ain't miss a visit through the six that you did
I'll be damned if I do another six with some kids
Who only see they daddy in them flicks on the fridge
Them niggas that you think are inna mix with ya shit
They the same reason Michael Vick's doin' biz
I say hold up, I met you, I was thuggin' back then
And you was ridin' with me holdin' on a Mack-10
But that was back when, you ain't give a what
Now you standin' here tellin' me to give her up
This is the last time
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Hold on, baby please
You can't leave now, no, John baby, please
We gonna get you to a hospital
As quickly as possible
Life is full of obstacles
We gonna get you through this one
You looked me in my eye (eye)
When you told me you was done
I played her for a fool but I guess I was the foolish one
'Member when she told me that she know how this dream ends
Late night phone call from one of my close friends
Tellin' you that we are
Rushin' to the ER
By this time tomorrow we was posed to be in DR
Me blowin' a cigar
You sippin' a tini
I told her pack her bags and don't forget her bikini
Then just like houdini, it all disappeared
The escape to paradise, didn't end like this I swear
Sorry baby girl, I tried the best I could
If I can't be in the streets, I guess heavens just as good
This is the last time
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me (no)
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Said, I gotta go, oh-oh-oh-oh
She keep callin' me, callin' me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh-ooh)
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Damn, here we go again
I just came back
Girl, don't make me go again
She say you been in the streets
You was with that hoe again
Money wrapped in rubber bands
What you sellin' blow again?
How she got you holdin' guns
But you call that hoe your friend
You ain't posed to bring her home
What do you show her in?
I was like show her in
Never that, oh no
Anybody in the streets know that that's a no, no
So know, I would never ever, ever, ever
Baby, I'm a g, yeah, that's right the seventh letter
See one thing about the streets, I know where the heffer at
And I bet she always be exactly where I left her at
But you know we had a bond, no ring, no paper
And I don't hear this shit when I bring home paper
My ears to the streets, what you gonna tell us?
You keep talkin' down, girl, you sound like you jealous
This is the last time
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Hi honey, I'm home
She looked at me and said it's five somethin' in the morn
You smell like you been drinkin', the vibe from me this strong
I said, baby, that's cologne, she said, "nigga, that's patron"
If you wanna keep with them bad habits that's fine
You think I'm with it then you out your rabid ass mind
They'll say tricks are for kids, most chicks woulda slid
But who ain't miss a visit through the six that you did
I'll be damned if I do another six with some kids
Who only see they daddy in them flicks on the fridge
Them niggas that you think are inna mix with ya shit
They the same reason Michael Vick's doin' biz
I say hold up, I met you, I was thuggin' back then
And you was ridin' with me holdin' on a Mack-10
But that was back when, you ain't give a what
Now you standin' here tellin' me to give her up
This is the last time
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Hold on, baby please
You can't leave now, no, John baby, please
We gonna get you to a hospital
As quickly as possible
Life is full of obstacles
We gonna get you through this one
You looked me in my eye (eye)
When you told me you was done
I played her for a fool but I guess I was the foolish one
'Member when she told me that she know how this dream ends
Late night phone call from one of my close friends
Tellin' you that we are
Rushin' to the ER
By this time tomorrow we was posed to be in DR
Me blowin' a cigar
You sippin' a tini
I told her pack her bags and don't forget her bikini
Then just like houdini, it all disappeared
The escape to paradise, didn't end like this I swear
Sorry baby girl, I tried the best I could
If I can't be in the streets, I guess heavens just as good
This is the last time
I know I'm 'bout to drive you crazy
Last time but I gotta see my baby
I know I swore that I'd never break your heart no more
Try to walk, but I just can't leave her alone, girl
She keep callin' me, callin' me (no)
I try to leave her alone but
She keep callin' me, callin' me
And I gotta go
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Said, I gotta go, oh-oh-oh-oh
She keep callin' me, callin' me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh-ooh)
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Last Time Lyrics as written by James Phillips Johnta Austin
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