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.
It's your time right now baby
Yea, I think it's going be my time after awhile
It's your time, it's your time
It's going to be my time, my time after awhile
But if things don't change baby
Yea, I've got to move on, move on down the line
I come home late last night
I don't know where she's been
The little girl's getting ready
She's going back out again
I said wait a minute baby
Just before you go
She wouldn't even look at me
She just walked right on out the door
It's your time, it's your time
But it's going to be my time after awhile
If things don't change baby, if things don't change
Yea, I've got to move, I've got to move on down the line
I peeked out my window
What do you think I see
My baby's with another man
In a long black limousine
It's your time, it's your time
But it's going to be my, my time after awhile
If things don't change baby, if things don't change
It's your time right now woman
It's your time right now, oh baby
But I do believe, I do believe
Yea, I think its going to be my time, oh woman
Yea it is
After awhile
Yea, I think it's going be my time after awhile
It's your time, it's your time
It's going to be my time, my time after awhile
But if things don't change baby
Yea, I've got to move on, move on down the line
I come home late last night
I don't know where she's been
The little girl's getting ready
She's going back out again
I said wait a minute baby
Just before you go
She wouldn't even look at me
She just walked right on out the door
It's your time, it's your time
But it's going to be my time after awhile
If things don't change baby, if things don't change
Yea, I've got to move, I've got to move on down the line
I peeked out my window
What do you think I see
My baby's with another man
In a long black limousine
It's your time, it's your time
But it's going to be my, my time after awhile
If things don't change baby, if things don't change
It's your time right now woman
It's your time right now, oh baby
But I do believe, I do believe
Yea, I think its going to be my time, oh woman
Yea it is
After awhile
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My Time After Awhile Lyrics as written by Harvey Fuqua Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua
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