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.
With a monkey in my closet
And a skeleton on my back
I stroll down to my local
To knock a few back
Bobby, that old bartender
Don't you know he's my friend
I'd drink me three drinks
And Bobby'd fill it up for free again
Bobby give me change for a dollar
I wanna buy some cigarettes
I wanna play some music on the juke box, Bob
A quarter plays a two-song set
The waitress is polite to me
But it's just not the same thing now
A few years back, Bob
I was the cat's meow
You win some and you lose some
It's an adage I can't understand
I know what they're saying
They're saying I was a flash in the pan
Bobby give me change for a dollar
I wanna buy some cigarettes
I wanna play some music on the juke box, Bob
A quarter plays a two-song set
I'm sittin' on this bar stool
I guess that's where my butt belongs
Dreamin' about the time
When a quarter could buy you three songs
Bobb, you're a gamblin' man
How'd you like to place a little bet?
It won't be long before
Two bits'll buy a one-song set
Bobby give me change for a dollar
I wanna buy some cigarettes
I wanna play some music on the juke box, Bob
A quarter plays a two-song set
And a skeleton on my back
I stroll down to my local
To knock a few back
Bobby, that old bartender
Don't you know he's my friend
I'd drink me three drinks
And Bobby'd fill it up for free again
Bobby give me change for a dollar
I wanna buy some cigarettes
I wanna play some music on the juke box, Bob
A quarter plays a two-song set
The waitress is polite to me
But it's just not the same thing now
A few years back, Bob
I was the cat's meow
You win some and you lose some
It's an adage I can't understand
I know what they're saying
They're saying I was a flash in the pan
Bobby give me change for a dollar
I wanna buy some cigarettes
I wanna play some music on the juke box, Bob
A quarter plays a two-song set
I'm sittin' on this bar stool
I guess that's where my butt belongs
Dreamin' about the time
When a quarter could buy you three songs
Bobb, you're a gamblin' man
How'd you like to place a little bet?
It won't be long before
Two bits'll buy a one-song set
Bobby give me change for a dollar
I wanna buy some cigarettes
I wanna play some music on the juke box, Bob
A quarter plays a two-song set
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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