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.
Well, I smash my fists on a back room table
I said, "Could you give me one more; I think I'm able"
I just need a minute to myself
Yeah, but you can hold me darling
While I drink to my health
Chorus:
And the reasons I give for the life that I live ain't worth tomorrow
And the river ran dry long before the pain and the sorrow
I said, "Baby if I let it go, I won't make it through another day"
I don't want to see another face without you both
Baby, if I put you down, I don't think you'd ever come around
I don't want to have to make that choice to find it all out
And I'm crossing a double line
But the sun up ahead tells me I'm doing just fine
A man in a blue hat pulls me over
And looking into his eyes
I just want to cry on his shoulder
Chorus:
'Cause the reasons I give, officer, for the life that I live
ain't worth tomorrow
And the river ran dry, officer, long before the pain and the sorrow
I said "Baby if I let it go, I won't make it through another day"
I don't want to see another face without you both
Baby, if I put you down, I don't think you'd ever come around
I don't want to have to make that choice to find it all out
To find it out
You go ahead and find it out
Come on, I'm finding out what I already knew
And if the three of us could just…
Nevermind...I'd be asking for a messed-up time
So goodbye ladies
Maybe in another lifetime
Goodbye ladies
Maybe in another year
I said, "Could you give me one more; I think I'm able"
I just need a minute to myself
Yeah, but you can hold me darling
While I drink to my health
Chorus:
And the reasons I give for the life that I live ain't worth tomorrow
And the river ran dry long before the pain and the sorrow
I said, "Baby if I let it go, I won't make it through another day"
I don't want to see another face without you both
Baby, if I put you down, I don't think you'd ever come around
I don't want to have to make that choice to find it all out
And I'm crossing a double line
But the sun up ahead tells me I'm doing just fine
A man in a blue hat pulls me over
And looking into his eyes
I just want to cry on his shoulder
Chorus:
'Cause the reasons I give, officer, for the life that I live
ain't worth tomorrow
And the river ran dry, officer, long before the pain and the sorrow
I said "Baby if I let it go, I won't make it through another day"
I don't want to see another face without you both
Baby, if I put you down, I don't think you'd ever come around
I don't want to have to make that choice to find it all out
To find it out
You go ahead and find it out
Come on, I'm finding out what I already knew
And if the three of us could just…
Nevermind...I'd be asking for a messed-up time
So goodbye ladies
Maybe in another lifetime
Goodbye ladies
Maybe in another year
Lyrics submitted by AiJwill
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