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.
Even if I try to touch the dash
Try to reach over
Big hands on the wheel
I want it to stop
I want it to slow down
Don't know if she wants to
Don't know if she will
And she's gone car crazy
Red light green light
Don't mean a thing
She went off the ditch
And went off the white line
There's no driving
Since I was denied
There's no driving
Since I was denied
I only wanted
to show her a good time
Feel the expense of
The leather veneer
To take the girls out
and shoot the red light
There's no-one driving
Since she took the gear
And she's gone car crazy
Red light green light
Don't mean a thing
She went off the ditch
And went off the white line
There's no driving
Since I was denied
There's no driving
Since I was denied
I'm going to leave her
That's if she comes home
I loved her and left her
Before she loved me
Cause it's not polite
for a girl to be so right
About pick-up trucks
And stretch limousines
And we've gone car crazy
Red light green light
Don't mean a thing
She went off the ditch
And went off the white line
There's no driving
Since I was denied
There's no driving
Since I was denied
Try to reach over
Big hands on the wheel
I want it to stop
I want it to slow down
Don't know if she wants to
Don't know if she will
And she's gone car crazy
Red light green light
Don't mean a thing
She went off the ditch
And went off the white line
There's no driving
Since I was denied
There's no driving
Since I was denied
I only wanted
to show her a good time
Feel the expense of
The leather veneer
To take the girls out
and shoot the red light
There's no-one driving
Since she took the gear
And she's gone car crazy
Red light green light
Don't mean a thing
She went off the ditch
And went off the white line
There's no driving
Since I was denied
There's no driving
Since I was denied
I'm going to leave her
That's if she comes home
I loved her and left her
Before she loved me
Cause it's not polite
for a girl to be so right
About pick-up trucks
And stretch limousines
And we've gone car crazy
Red light green light
Don't mean a thing
She went off the ditch
And went off the white line
There's no driving
Since I was denied
There's no driving
Since I was denied
Lyrics submitted by enola
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