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.
Some men call half way around the world
If they've got a phone game to play
Then again some men
They call their mom every day
Old boys drink bad beer and throw
The cans out in the street
Playboys sit and sip red wine
Some drink malt whiskey neat
And if you can, you talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men
And if you can, you can talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men
Colonels collect the animal heads
And hang their guns up on the wall
Corn balls watch a television
Pull a gun out in the hall
Crew-cut rainbows hang on streets
Hoping they'll find a friend
Odd balls running fast enough
They hope that they won't find their end
And if you can, you can talk about some men
Honey if you can, you can talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men, oh yeah
Sleep all night, work all day
Work all night, sleep all day
Drink all night, sick all day
Sick all night, drink all day
Sing all night, if you can
We ain't soldiers don't just generalize
No categories because it takes all kinds
You can sleep all night, you can work all day
You can trip all night, peak all day
If you can, you can talk about some men
If you can
If they've got a phone game to play
Then again some men
They call their mom every day
Old boys drink bad beer and throw
The cans out in the street
Playboys sit and sip red wine
Some drink malt whiskey neat
And if you can, you talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men
And if you can, you can talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men
Colonels collect the animal heads
And hang their guns up on the wall
Corn balls watch a television
Pull a gun out in the hall
Crew-cut rainbows hang on streets
Hoping they'll find a friend
Odd balls running fast enough
They hope that they won't find their end
And if you can, you can talk about some men
Honey if you can, you can talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men
Baby if you can, you can talk about some men, oh yeah
Sleep all night, work all day
Work all night, sleep all day
Drink all night, sick all day
Sick all night, drink all day
Sing all night, if you can
We ain't soldiers don't just generalize
No categories because it takes all kinds
You can sleep all night, you can work all day
You can trip all night, peak all day
If you can, you can talk about some men
If you can
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Some Men Lyrics as written by Daryl Hall
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