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.
Workaholic, what it be?
Heard you're working eleven days a week
I used to know just where you're coming from
I used to know but with that I'm done
I got a job at a record store
Three days a week, no more than four
Sometimes you got to take a look around
Sometimes you got to slow things down
Looking out my bedroom window
You're looking at your office wall
I'm walking around like Marlon Brando
You're sitting down, not walking at all
Don't know what you're thinking
I don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
Yeah, I'm doing fine
I see you're working on the weekends now
I guess, Mondays aren't such a shock
I spend my time just sitting around
I listen to that old punk rock
I take my time and never hurry
You use your time as best as you can
I'm acting like Billy Murry
You're acting like your dead in the sand
Don't know what you're thinking
I don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine, yeah
Got a job at a record store
Three days a week, no more than four
Sometimes you got to take a look around
Sometimes you got to slow things down
Looking out my bedroom window
You're looking at your office wall
I'm walking around like Marlon Brando
You're sitting down, not walking at all
Don't know what you're thinking
Don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
I said, don't know what you're thinking
I don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
Don't know what you're thinking
Don't work no overtime
I'm working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
I said, don't know what you're thinking
Don't work no overtime
I'm working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
Working at the, I'm working at the
I'm working at the record store, yeah
Working at the, working at the
I'm working at the record store, yeah
Heard you're working eleven days a week
I used to know just where you're coming from
I used to know but with that I'm done
I got a job at a record store
Three days a week, no more than four
Sometimes you got to take a look around
Sometimes you got to slow things down
Looking out my bedroom window
You're looking at your office wall
I'm walking around like Marlon Brando
You're sitting down, not walking at all
Don't know what you're thinking
I don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
Yeah, I'm doing fine
I see you're working on the weekends now
I guess, Mondays aren't such a shock
I spend my time just sitting around
I listen to that old punk rock
I take my time and never hurry
You use your time as best as you can
I'm acting like Billy Murry
You're acting like your dead in the sand
Don't know what you're thinking
I don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine, yeah
Got a job at a record store
Three days a week, no more than four
Sometimes you got to take a look around
Sometimes you got to slow things down
Looking out my bedroom window
You're looking at your office wall
I'm walking around like Marlon Brando
You're sitting down, not walking at all
Don't know what you're thinking
Don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
I said, don't know what you're thinking
I don't work no overtime
Working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
Don't know what you're thinking
Don't work no overtime
I'm working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
I said, don't know what you're thinking
Don't work no overtime
I'm working at the record store
Look at me, I'm doing fine
Working at the, I'm working at the
I'm working at the record store, yeah
Working at the, working at the
I'm working at the record store, yeah
Lyrics submitted by ThECr4cKFa1rY
Record Store Lyrics as written by Craig William Yarnold Anthony Jerome Curry
Lyrics © COHEN AND COHEN, Word Collections Publishing
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