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.
Two dozen other dirty lovers
Must be a sucker for it
Cry Cry but I don't need my mother
Just hold my hand while I come
To a decision on this
Sooner or later your legs give way and hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later ya hit the deck, you'll get found out
Save it for later don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away
Black aarons seven sea's a rotten fruit
But what can you do?
I don't know how I meant to act with all you lot
Sometimes I don't try I just da da dadadadadadadada...
Sooner or later your legs give way and hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later ya hit the deck, you'll get found out
Save it for later don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away
Two dozen other stupid reasons
Why we should suffer for this
Don't bother trying to explain them
Just hold my hand while I come
To a decision on it
Sooner or later your legs give way and hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later ya hit the deck, you'll get found out
Save it for later don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away run away run away run away run away run away.
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Must be a sucker for it
Cry Cry but I don't need my mother
Just hold my hand while I come
To a decision on this
Sooner or later your legs give way and hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later ya hit the deck, you'll get found out
Save it for later don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away
Black aarons seven sea's a rotten fruit
But what can you do?
I don't know how I meant to act with all you lot
Sometimes I don't try I just da da dadadadadadadada...
Sooner or later your legs give way and hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later ya hit the deck, you'll get found out
Save it for later don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away
Two dozen other stupid reasons
Why we should suffer for this
Don't bother trying to explain them
Just hold my hand while I come
To a decision on it
Sooner or later your legs give way and hit the ground
Save it for later don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later ya hit the deck, you'll get found out
Save it for later don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away and let me down
Don't run away run away run away run away run away run away run away.
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
Save it for later
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nglish Beat singer/guitarist Dave Wakeling says of this song: "I wrote it when I was a teenager. I wrote it before The Beat (outside of the US, the group is known as The Beat) started. And it was about turning from a teenager to someone in their 20s, and realizing that the effortless promise for your teenage years was not necessarily going to show that life was so simple as you started to grow up. So it was about being lost, about not really knowing your role in the world, trying to find your place in the world. So, you couldn't find your own way in the world, and you'd have all sorts of people telling you this, that, and the other, and advising you, and it didn't actually seem like they knew any better. So it was like keep your advice to yourself. Save it - for later."
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OMG this song is so fantastic....they rock
This is the best song in the world. End of story.
This is a cover song by English Beat. It was pretty big on Mtv in like 83 or something.
Thanks for fixing it.
just hold my hand while i come...
i sang that to a girl who looked at me funny then i finished it off
...to a decsion! :P