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.
You made my soul a burning fire
You're getting to be my one desire
You're getting to be all that matters to me
And let me tell you girl
I hope and pray each day I live
A little more love I'll have to give
A little more love that's devoted and true
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
M-m-m-m
Is think about you
Baby just suppose I should happen to cross your mind
And by some chance a boy like me you're really been trying to find
Well let me tell you girl
Think of how exciting it would be
If you should discover you feel like me
If you should discover this dream is for two
We'll I'm gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you
All I do yeah, baby
Is think about you
Gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
I'm gonna tell you girl
If I cannot have you for my own
I'd rather be lonely and all alone
I'd rather keep thinking the way that I do
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
Oh oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Yeah baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby,
All I do
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Is think about you
All I do is think about you baby
All I do
Is think about you
I think about cha baby
All I do
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Is think about you
Oh baby, baby, baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
Give it to me baby
I'm thinking baby
I'm thinking, thinking, yeah, yeah,
'Bout you baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah get on down
All I do
Gotta get on down
Is think about you
Whoa whoa whoa get on down
All I do
All I do is think about you baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Can you feel can you feel can feel
All I do
The fire burning can't you feel the birds humming
Is think about you
Think about you baby, oh oh
All I do
Can't you feel my love flowing
Can't you see my love growing
Is think about you
Oh, all I do is think about you
You're getting to be my one desire
You're getting to be all that matters to me
And let me tell you girl
I hope and pray each day I live
A little more love I'll have to give
A little more love that's devoted and true
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
M-m-m-m
Is think about you
Baby just suppose I should happen to cross your mind
And by some chance a boy like me you're really been trying to find
Well let me tell you girl
Think of how exciting it would be
If you should discover you feel like me
If you should discover this dream is for two
We'll I'm gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you
All I do yeah, baby
Is think about you
Gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
I'm gonna tell you girl
If I cannot have you for my own
I'd rather be lonely and all alone
I'd rather keep thinking the way that I do
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
Oh oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Yeah baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby,
All I do
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Is think about you
All I do is think about you baby
All I do
Is think about you
I think about cha baby
All I do
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Is think about you
Oh baby, baby, baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
Give it to me baby
I'm thinking baby
I'm thinking, thinking, yeah, yeah,
'Bout you baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah get on down
All I do
Gotta get on down
Is think about you
Whoa whoa whoa get on down
All I do
All I do is think about you baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Can you feel can you feel can feel
All I do
The fire burning can't you feel the birds humming
Is think about you
Think about you baby, oh oh
All I do
Can't you feel my love flowing
Can't you see my love growing
Is think about you
Oh, all I do is think about you
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