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.
Red light, green light
I'm coming home tonight
Burning the freeway
Out of control
Red lights, deadlines
We streak from town to town
It's too much, I need your touch
I've been away too long
Out again upon the open road
Driving back to you where I belong
I've had enough
Dreams can wait
I'm coming home
Spotlights, wild nights
Not knowin' wrong from right
The places, the faces
All look the same
Hot wired, so tired
Living from song to song
The madness, the badness
It's just a game
Out again upon the open road
Driving back to you where I belong
I've had enough
Dreams can wait
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
Watch the sunrise
From coast to coast
That's when I need your loving
Oh, that's when I need it most
Can't explain, it's something in the blood
Wouldn't change it even if I could
Red lights, green lights
I'm coming home tonight
Burning the freeway
Out of control
I've had enough
These dreams can wait
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
That's when I need your loving
I said I'm coming home, baby
Oh, I'm coming home
Coming home, baby
Oh, I'm coming home
I'm coming home tonight
Burning the freeway
Out of control
Red lights, deadlines
We streak from town to town
It's too much, I need your touch
I've been away too long
Out again upon the open road
Driving back to you where I belong
I've had enough
Dreams can wait
I'm coming home
Spotlights, wild nights
Not knowin' wrong from right
The places, the faces
All look the same
Hot wired, so tired
Living from song to song
The madness, the badness
It's just a game
Out again upon the open road
Driving back to you where I belong
I've had enough
Dreams can wait
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
Watch the sunrise
From coast to coast
That's when I need your loving
Oh, that's when I need it most
Can't explain, it's something in the blood
Wouldn't change it even if I could
Red lights, green lights
I'm coming home tonight
Burning the freeway
Out of control
I've had enough
These dreams can wait
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
That's when I need your loving
I said I'm coming home, baby
Oh, I'm coming home
Coming home, baby
Oh, I'm coming home
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