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.
This mornin' Joey had me wonderin' why he made love like he was sayin' goodbye
Tonight I found out what was goin' on
Waitin' there for me when I came home (I came home)
It was a letter from Joey, he left it on the door, he don't live here anymore
I got a letter from Joey, he said it's over and out, got to live without Joey
Joey had a kind of innocence, what he's doin' now it don't make sense
He always said I was the only one
Now I can't even tell ya where he's gone (where he's gone)
[Chorus:]
I got a letter from Joey, he left it on the door, he don't live here anymore
I got a letter from Joey, he said it's over and out
There can be no doubt, got to live without Joey
(Solo)
Breakin' my heart, why is he breakin' my heart, why is he
I try to sleep, but I wake up cryin'
I want to live, but I feel like dyin', Joey
Joey was the one who made it right, like no other lover in my life
What is done can never be undone
Now my loneliness has just begun (just begun)
[Chorus:]
Joey was the one who made it right...
What is done can never be undone...
Tonight I found out what was goin' on
Waitin' there for me when I came home (I came home)
It was a letter from Joey, he left it on the door, he don't live here anymore
I got a letter from Joey, he said it's over and out, got to live without Joey
Joey had a kind of innocence, what he's doin' now it don't make sense
He always said I was the only one
Now I can't even tell ya where he's gone (where he's gone)
[Chorus:]
I got a letter from Joey, he left it on the door, he don't live here anymore
I got a letter from Joey, he said it's over and out
There can be no doubt, got to live without Joey
(Solo)
Breakin' my heart, why is he breakin' my heart, why is he
I try to sleep, but I wake up cryin'
I want to live, but I feel like dyin', Joey
Joey was the one who made it right, like no other lover in my life
What is done can never be undone
Now my loneliness has just begun (just begun)
[Chorus:]
Joey was the one who made it right...
What is done can never be undone...
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A Letter from Joey Lyrics as written by Frank Musker Dominic King
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