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 torched a Saab like a pile of leaves
I'd gone to find some better wheels
4, 5 meters running round the bend
When the government agents surround you again
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
Out of control but you're playing a role
Do you think you can go til the 18th hole
Or will you flip-flop the day of the championship?
Try to go it alone on your own for a bit
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
Baby baby baby baby right on
Baby baby baby baby right on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your light on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your lifetime
Baby baby baby baby right on
Time, time, time, time, time
Baby baby baby baby right on time
Let 'em go
If Diane Young won't change your mind
Baby baby baby baby right on time
Irish and proud, baby, naturally
But you got the luck of a Kennedy
So grab the wheel and keep holding it tight
Til you're tottering off into that good night
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
Baby baby baby baby right on
Baby baby baby baby right on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your light on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your lifetime
Baby baby baby baby right on
Time, time, time, time, time
Baby baby baby baby right on time
Nobody knows what the future holds
And it's bad enough just getting old
Live my life in self-defence
You know I love the past 'cause I hate suspense
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
I'd gone to find some better wheels
4, 5 meters running round the bend
When the government agents surround you again
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
Out of control but you're playing a role
Do you think you can go til the 18th hole
Or will you flip-flop the day of the championship?
Try to go it alone on your own for a bit
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
Baby baby baby baby right on
Baby baby baby baby right on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your light on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your lifetime
Baby baby baby baby right on
Time, time, time, time, time
Baby baby baby baby right on time
Let 'em go
If Diane Young won't change your mind
Baby baby baby baby right on time
Irish and proud, baby, naturally
But you got the luck of a Kennedy
So grab the wheel and keep holding it tight
Til you're tottering off into that good night
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
Baby baby baby baby right on
Baby baby baby baby right on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your light on
Radi-adi-adi-ate your lifetime
Baby baby baby baby right on
Time, time, time, time, time
Baby baby baby baby right on time
Nobody knows what the future holds
And it's bad enough just getting old
Live my life in self-defence
You know I love the past 'cause I hate suspense
If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time
Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings, edited by lexielou, menano, pummer, j0nnynoname, gramcrakr, dabomb143, tst3v3ns, avhenig, WolfL0310, Alucinor, Bestern, dodgerblue
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Going along with the theme of "Dying Young" It seems to me like "Do you think you can go til the 18th hole" is along the lines of making it to someone's 18th birthday..