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Not Leavin' Yet Lyrics
Come lie next to me Jesus Christ
Holes in hand where a cross used to fit just right
The meeting called, the topic: a ladies' fate
You don't have to remind me, I won't be late
Please excuse me, I'm sorry, I just can't wait
And don't use grandfather as the bait
Down the hall a baby boy just born
Rosary around a crown of thorns
Please excuse me, I'm sorry, I just can't wait
And don't use grandfather as the bait
Can't you see the lady's not ready?
Hands and feet are bound and unsteady
In the hall the family's grieving
I'm the one who stays
I'm not leavin' yet...
Holes in hand where a cross used to fit just right
The meeting called, the topic: a ladies' fate
You don't have to remind me, I won't be late
And don't use grandfather as the bait
Rosary around a crown of thorns
And don't use grandfather as the bait
Hands and feet are bound and unsteady
In the hall the family's grieving
I'm the one who stays
I'm not leavin' yet...
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From a Rock N World interview with Chad Kroeger in 2000:
RNW: I'm curious about one of your songs, "Not Leaving Yet." What was the inspiration behind that song?
Chad: Um, when I heard from my mother that my grandma wasn't going to be with us too much longer, I was just like God, right away, I just felt really hollow. And I just went downstairs and probably in 15 minutes, that one just came right out. When you hear the lines, "Come lie next to me Jesus Christ . . ."
RNW: That was the particular line that I was interested in, yeah.
Chad: "Hands where a cross used to fit just right," that sort of refers to her on her death bed. And "In the hall the family's grieving, I'm the one who stays, I'm not leaving yet," that's sort of me staying by my grandmother's side and wanting to hold on to sort of like, the last of it.
RNW: I've been there, so definitely, when I hear that song again, it will have a lot more special meaning for me there.
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i am pretty sure.. 98% positive that this song is about chad's grandmother dying when he wasn't ready, and didn't want her to.
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This song is one that I always enjoyed, but never really looked deeper. I disagree w/ pillow about it being about his grandmother. Maybe aesthetically it would appear that obvious, but the references to "The Stigmata" and "Crucifiction" are too obvious to be about the mere death of a loved one. I have a feeling it has something to do with someone being a martyr, but "The Grandfather" is what keeps me from coming to a decisive conclusion as to what this song means. So if anyone knows for sure, please post....
I told you - I know for sure. I have an interview with Ryan Peake stating it is about when Chad's grandmother was dying. As is the song "Woke Up This Morning."
Freaks! It's clearly about getting closer to Christ.
Blink u sed it all i love it in the solo u hear chad go whoooooooo
I always thought this song was about a family member on lifesupport n evry1 else has given her up 4 gon bt he refues 2 leave
hes pleading to jesus "let her live damn you!" but jesus is like..."hey man i got a quota to fill" and hes like "damn you!!!!"