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.
Take me home
Take me home
Baby, I know you're wondering
Why I won't go over to your place
'Cause I'm not too sure about how you feel
So I'd rather go at my own pace
And I know and you know that if we get together
Emotions will go to work
And I may do something I might regret the next day
And end the hurt
Oh, I don't know
The way that I feel
I'm so afraid of a one night deal
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home
Your love is
(Take me home)
Lately, you've been expressing to me
Just how much you want to make love
I want it just as much as you do
But will you still keep in touch?
You say I'm teasin' but I do have a reason
Don't let your feelings fade
'Cause you will have me and sooner than you know it
If you could only wait
Oh, I don't know
The way that I feel
I'm so afraid of a one night deal
And sometimes
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home
And on the real side
If you love me
You would wait
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
I wonder if I take you home
(Home, home, home, home)
I wonder if I take you home
Your love is
(Home)
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home
(I wonder, I wonder, I really, really wonder)
Home, home, home, home
(Take me home)
(I wonder, I wonder, I really, really wonder)
(Take me home)
Your love is
No good
They say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
You're not sure you're the holder of my eyes
I gave our relationship more credit than it deserves
No, it's just that I feel you're rushing me
Okay, okay, since you don't love me and don't wanna be with me
No, it's not that, it's just that I'm afraid of getting hurt, I don't know
I just keep asking myself, should I really take you home?
What do you think?
Take me, take me
Take me home
Take me, take me
Take me home
Take me, take me
Take me home
(Home, home, home, home)
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
(Home)
You're down on your knees
Begging me please, home
(Take me home)
Take you home
Will you still love me
If I take you home?
Will you still love me
If I take you home?
Take me home
Baby, I know you're wondering
Why I won't go over to your place
'Cause I'm not too sure about how you feel
So I'd rather go at my own pace
And I know and you know that if we get together
Emotions will go to work
And I may do something I might regret the next day
And end the hurt
Oh, I don't know
The way that I feel
I'm so afraid of a one night deal
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home
Your love is
(Take me home)
Lately, you've been expressing to me
Just how much you want to make love
I want it just as much as you do
But will you still keep in touch?
You say I'm teasin' but I do have a reason
Don't let your feelings fade
'Cause you will have me and sooner than you know it
If you could only wait
Oh, I don't know
The way that I feel
I'm so afraid of a one night deal
And sometimes
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home
And on the real side
If you love me
You would wait
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
I wonder if I take you home
(Home, home, home, home)
I wonder if I take you home
Your love is
(Home)
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home
(I wonder, I wonder, I really, really wonder)
Home, home, home, home
(Take me home)
(I wonder, I wonder, I really, really wonder)
(Take me home)
Your love is
No good
They say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
You're not sure you're the holder of my eyes
I gave our relationship more credit than it deserves
No, it's just that I feel you're rushing me
Okay, okay, since you don't love me and don't wanna be with me
No, it's not that, it's just that I'm afraid of getting hurt, I don't know
I just keep asking myself, should I really take you home?
What do you think?
Take me, take me
Take me home
Take me, take me
Take me home
Take me, take me
Take me home
(Home, home, home, home)
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
(Home)
You're down on your knees
Begging me please, home
(Take me home)
Take you home
Will you still love me
If I take you home?
Will you still love me
If I take you home?
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I Wonder If I Take You Home [Extended Version] Lyrics as written by Curtis T. Bedeau Brian P. George
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