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.
Cheap boat six pack of something light
A fireball burning up the blue sky
Mercury 93 wasn't even half past noon
Our first taste of freedom after high school
Breaking hearts and curfews and mama's rules
I just laugh thinking 'bout all the shit that we got into to
Yeah those were the days we thought we'd never lose
But we did
And we miss
How it was when we were just kids
Looking back
On the past
Wasn't much but it's what we had
Just a couple Buds and a good buzz is all it was
But that's what memories are made of
It's been so long since me and Katie first met
We lost touch and as of all the years went
Flying past, fading fast
Wishing that I could making her mine
There are some things that seem to take you right back
I see her face
Every time I hear that
Lynyrd Skynyrd, bottle spin
I'm in her arms in my mind
Yeah those were the days we thought we never lose (never lose)
But we did
And we missed
How it was when we were just kids
Looking back
On the past
Wasn't much but it's we had
Just a good buzz from a summer love was all it was
Yeah that's what memories are made of
Yeah those were the days we thought we'd never lose
But we did
And we missed
How it was when we were just kids
Looking back
On the past
Wasn't much but it's we had
Just a couple Buds and a good buzz was all it was
Yeah summer love was all it was
But that's what memories are made of
A fireball burning up the blue sky
Mercury 93 wasn't even half past noon
Our first taste of freedom after high school
Breaking hearts and curfews and mama's rules
I just laugh thinking 'bout all the shit that we got into to
Yeah those were the days we thought we'd never lose
But we did
And we miss
How it was when we were just kids
Looking back
On the past
Wasn't much but it's what we had
Just a couple Buds and a good buzz is all it was
But that's what memories are made of
It's been so long since me and Katie first met
We lost touch and as of all the years went
Flying past, fading fast
Wishing that I could making her mine
There are some things that seem to take you right back
I see her face
Every time I hear that
Lynyrd Skynyrd, bottle spin
I'm in her arms in my mind
Yeah those were the days we thought we never lose (never lose)
But we did
And we missed
How it was when we were just kids
Looking back
On the past
Wasn't much but it's we had
Just a good buzz from a summer love was all it was
Yeah that's what memories are made of
Yeah those were the days we thought we'd never lose
But we did
And we missed
How it was when we were just kids
Looking back
On the past
Wasn't much but it's we had
Just a couple Buds and a good buzz was all it was
Yeah summer love was all it was
But that's what memories are made of
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Memories Are Made Of Lyrics as written by Raymond Morgan Fulcher Luke Albert Combs
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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