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.
Most of my lfe I've been runnin' around
Playin' and havin' a ball
And maybe I've been on a party too long
These mem'ries are fond to recall
You see we've got this thing
About women smokin' and good alcohol
Now I'm lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
The women we've known have been many
But they don't understand us at all
Though we've spent many a long hours
Hopin' some old love would call
Surely somebody somewhere still wants us
Or don't nobody wants us at all
We're lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
Most of our lives we've been outlaws
Slept with our backs to the wall
I'm a rambler I'm a seeker
And we're gettin' weaker
A whole lot more likely to fall
We're tired of the rocks and brambles
Those barbed wire fences and all
We're lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
Most of our lives we've been outlaws
Slept with our backs to the wall
I'm a rambler I'm a seeker
And we're gettin' weaker
A whole lot more likely to fall
We're tired of the rocks and brambles
Those barbed wire fences and all
We're lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
Playin' and havin' a ball
And maybe I've been on a party too long
These mem'ries are fond to recall
You see we've got this thing
About women smokin' and good alcohol
Now I'm lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
The women we've known have been many
But they don't understand us at all
Though we've spent many a long hours
Hopin' some old love would call
Surely somebody somewhere still wants us
Or don't nobody wants us at all
We're lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
Most of our lives we've been outlaws
Slept with our backs to the wall
I'm a rambler I'm a seeker
And we're gettin' weaker
A whole lot more likely to fall
We're tired of the rocks and brambles
Those barbed wire fences and all
We're lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
Most of our lives we've been outlaws
Slept with our backs to the wall
I'm a rambler I'm a seeker
And we're gettin' weaker
A whole lot more likely to fall
We're tired of the rocks and brambles
Those barbed wire fences and all
We're lookin' for a homelife
And clean smellin' sheets
And all the soft places to fall
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