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.
I was the only one down at Keeva Dun
Who didn't drive a car that wasn't cool enough
Just a baby blue parking lot Gremlin
Not exactly a magnet for the women
Until I hung that surfboard out the back
For tips and caddies at the local court
The night I mixed both drinks down on the wharf
Flirtin' with the college girls getting my barefoot wet out in the world
Fell in love 100 times
Time was mine and life was easy
Just like those ocean breezes
Coolin' off the afternoon
Wasn't long underneath the moon
We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes
Layin' back watchin' the skin glow
Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops
So hot
Summer job days
The end of August came
And the crowds went home
Beaches deserted and the girls were gone
Yeah I waved goodbye to the time and place
And that two lane back to the interstate
I look back I still look back when
Time was mine and life was easy
Just like those ocean breezes
Coolin' off the afternoon
Wasn't long underneath the moon
We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes
Layin' back watchin' the skin glow
Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops
So hot
Summer job days
Time was mine and life was easy
Just like those ocean breezes
Coolin' off the afternoon
Wasn't long underneath the moon
We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes
Layin' back watchin' the skin glow
Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops
So hot
Summer job days
Who didn't drive a car that wasn't cool enough
Just a baby blue parking lot Gremlin
Not exactly a magnet for the women
Until I hung that surfboard out the back
For tips and caddies at the local court
The night I mixed both drinks down on the wharf
Flirtin' with the college girls getting my barefoot wet out in the world
Fell in love 100 times
Time was mine and life was easy
Just like those ocean breezes
Coolin' off the afternoon
Wasn't long underneath the moon
We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes
Layin' back watchin' the skin glow
Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops
So hot
Summer job days
The end of August came
And the crowds went home
Beaches deserted and the girls were gone
Yeah I waved goodbye to the time and place
And that two lane back to the interstate
I look back I still look back when
Time was mine and life was easy
Just like those ocean breezes
Coolin' off the afternoon
Wasn't long underneath the moon
We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes
Layin' back watchin' the skin glow
Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops
So hot
Summer job days
Time was mine and life was easy
Just like those ocean breezes
Coolin' off the afternoon
Wasn't long underneath the moon
We had a beach fire and a pile of wet clothes
Layin' back watchin' the skin glow
Gotta smile when I think about those tan bod bikini tops
So hot
Summer job days
Lyrics submitted by hockeyguy9
Summer Job Days Lyrics as written by Neil Thrasher Michael William Dulaney
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