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.
What you've been missin' in a man
I can survive, your wish is my command
I'll work hard to fill your needs
Give you lesson on what it is to
(Feel) Feel (good) good baby
Get undressed and slip on this robe
(Re) Re- (lax) lax darlin'
Just sit back would rather be stroked
Can you feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
A light massage, a soft caress
Whenever I need to rub, I rub her happiness
Customer satisfaction is a guarantee
So for your pleasure, come on over here to please
You, hey
So hold on and throw off that coat
(Show) show (you)
I'll show you pleasure like you've never known
Can you feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Rub-a-dub-dub your love's full of wishes
Palmolive advance, baby do you do dishes?
Slick your body down with oil then kiss your neck
CL Smooth, bound to get wrecked
A magic touch to give the women a rush
And still, Johnny Gill is still too much
Stroke and poke but don't choke, 'cause you got him,
Him on the top and her on the bottoom
Hold you tight and I'll never let you go, then flow
'Cause you see the flow, so ladies, if you're down to play
My boy Johnny gonna rub you the right way
Can you feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Your every wish is my command
So get undressed and
Gonna rub with my magic hands
Give you what you're missin' in a man
Stroke you with a soft caress
Applied with tenderness
Hold on tight and don't let go
I can survive, your wish is my command
I'll work hard to fill your needs
Give you lesson on what it is to
(Feel) Feel (good) good baby
Get undressed and slip on this robe
(Re) Re- (lax) lax darlin'
Just sit back would rather be stroked
Can you feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
A light massage, a soft caress
Whenever I need to rub, I rub her happiness
Customer satisfaction is a guarantee
So for your pleasure, come on over here to please
You, hey
So hold on and throw off that coat
(Show) show (you)
I'll show you pleasure like you've never known
Can you feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Rub-a-dub-dub your love's full of wishes
Palmolive advance, baby do you do dishes?
Slick your body down with oil then kiss your neck
CL Smooth, bound to get wrecked
A magic touch to give the women a rush
And still, Johnny Gill is still too much
Stroke and poke but don't choke, 'cause you got him,
Him on the top and her on the bottoom
Hold you tight and I'll never let you go, then flow
'Cause you see the flow, so ladies, if you're down to play
My boy Johnny gonna rub you the right way
Can you feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Feel, the magic in my hands
When I touch, and rub you the right way
Stroke, applied with tenderness
When I hold, and rub you the right way
Your every wish is my command
So get undressed and
Gonna rub with my magic hands
Give you what you're missin' in a man
Stroke you with a soft caress
Applied with tenderness
Hold on tight and don't let go
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Rub You The Right Way Lyrics as written by James Samuel Iii Harris James Harris Iii
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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