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.
All I wanna do is, all I wanna do is make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
Put the, put the past behind us
All I wanna do is, all I wanna do is, all I wanna do is make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
Put the, put the past behind us
Broken promises, broken wedding vows
The clock is ticking down
Hoping daddy'll crack a smile
How can I support a child
Last time I had a job, It's been a while
The question remain so freely
Why does it have to happen to me?
To wash away the pain of drinking, I'm thinking
I'm waiting for the day that, together we could find another way back,
Put everything we've got in stake lets worry about today
And put tomorrow in a bottle. (bottle)
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Oh, girl, you ain't right
I apologize
Wont be satisfied till what we had was gone away
Hey, Hey every other day we doesn't fight
And I take it two wrongs don't make a right
You had my head gone
I had you dead wrong
Thinking that same old song
Wondering why you mad at me, me
Now you gotta understand my lingo
Baby This is how it should be (hey!)
Are you gonna do me like that?
Your both supposed to have my back, back
Your both supposed to have my back, back
Your both supposed to have my back, back
Your both supposed to have my back, back
And we both don't know how to act
Wasn't a lead by the door
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
I'm waiting for the day that, together we could find another way back,
Put everything we've got in stake lets worry about today
And put tomorrow in a bottle. (bottle)
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
That I never thought at all the love we had would go away
Put your back against the wall
I was your bread and butter
Like girl
Why was the relationship so down
Like we established the fact
That you were so strong to get
I wont go spreading my ex
From Tallahassee and back
Chad gonna sing the rest!
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
Put the, put the past behind us
All I wanna do is, all I wanna do is, all I wanna do is make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
All I wanna do is, make up
Put the, put the past behind us
Broken promises, broken wedding vows
The clock is ticking down
Hoping daddy'll crack a smile
How can I support a child
Last time I had a job, It's been a while
The question remain so freely
Why does it have to happen to me?
To wash away the pain of drinking, I'm thinking
I'm waiting for the day that, together we could find another way back,
Put everything we've got in stake lets worry about today
And put tomorrow in a bottle. (bottle)
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Oh, girl, you ain't right
I apologize
Wont be satisfied till what we had was gone away
Hey, Hey every other day we doesn't fight
And I take it two wrongs don't make a right
You had my head gone
I had you dead wrong
Thinking that same old song
Wondering why you mad at me, me
Now you gotta understand my lingo
Baby This is how it should be (hey!)
Are you gonna do me like that?
Your both supposed to have my back, back
Your both supposed to have my back, back
Your both supposed to have my back, back
Your both supposed to have my back, back
And we both don't know how to act
Wasn't a lead by the door
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
I'm waiting for the day that, together we could find another way back,
Put everything we've got in stake lets worry about today
And put tomorrow in a bottle. (bottle)
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
That I never thought at all the love we had would go away
Put your back against the wall
I was your bread and butter
Like girl
Why was the relationship so down
Like we established the fact
That you were so strong to get
I wont go spreading my ex
From Tallahassee and back
Chad gonna sing the rest!
If there's some way that
We can take back the wrong that we created we can change that,
Don't turn your head the other way
Your born to save today.
Put tomorrow in a bottle
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
Lets put tomorrow in a bottle (bottle)
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