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.
Thin line
Walking a thin line
Staying out late at night
I'm not happy
Feeling low
It's so hard these days to play my cards right
It's about time
To start the show
I got tickets for my friends that want to go
And I wish you'd come down
Just come on by
Oh, I need your easy roll around of a good time
'Cause I want whiskey when I'm sick
And a man when I'm well
But it's nice to have them both sometimes
When I feel like raising hell
So don't try and save me
I'll be just fine
I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Some days I try hard
To watch my mouth
To say the right things
But the wrong just slip right out
Oh, I ain't no Southern belle
No Georgia peach
I guess all my good graces are too far out of reach
I sleep so deep each night
I'm lying in the bed we made
And when I get you off, babe
Well you know it's give and take
So I don't feel bad
When I get mine
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Sometimes I'm doing things half-ass wrong
Sometimes the words I sing are just some half-ass song
I get lost and I get found
Oh, and I'll be good until I need another round
'Cause I want whiskey when I'm sick
And a man when I'm well
But it's nice to have them both sometimes
When I feel like raising hell
So don't try and save me
I'll be just fine
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
No, don't try and save me
I'll be just fine
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Walking a thin line
Staying out late at night
I'm not happy
Feeling low
It's so hard these days to play my cards right
It's about time
To start the show
I got tickets for my friends that want to go
And I wish you'd come down
Just come on by
Oh, I need your easy roll around of a good time
'Cause I want whiskey when I'm sick
And a man when I'm well
But it's nice to have them both sometimes
When I feel like raising hell
So don't try and save me
I'll be just fine
I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Some days I try hard
To watch my mouth
To say the right things
But the wrong just slip right out
Oh, I ain't no Southern belle
No Georgia peach
I guess all my good graces are too far out of reach
I sleep so deep each night
I'm lying in the bed we made
And when I get you off, babe
Well you know it's give and take
So I don't feel bad
When I get mine
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Sometimes I'm doing things half-ass wrong
Sometimes the words I sing are just some half-ass song
I get lost and I get found
Oh, and I'll be good until I need another round
'Cause I want whiskey when I'm sick
And a man when I'm well
But it's nice to have them both sometimes
When I feel like raising hell
So don't try and save me
I'll be just fine
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
No, don't try and save me
I'll be just fine
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Oh, I'm getting used to walking on a thin line
Lyrics submitted by austinburns
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