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.
saturday light shows
playing your love you don't have so predicab[le]
thinking of ever going long i stop
play it out they begun smoke gots a big game
how's it rolling
swing it up up a day
play like it always did hey
and always something we bring here
so in love love as they come hey
funny still game close your eyes
toys and gasoline we could save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls let's do this joyride
:scatting:
hey you're so like swine
swine only one more time stay
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
this ride
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
do my thing
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
oh i'm supposed to go say things
say things to go by
don't play it like i do do do coochie pie
a run it like we're running ? you're gon' die
money is filthy so we scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
oh ride
oh this ride
this joyride
6.18.04 -
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
keep me
keep me safe from harm
suck it all day
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
:scatting:
money is clean if we scrub it good
guns and gasoline who could save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
ride
:scatting:
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
:scatting:
money is clean if you scrub it good
with guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
ride
ride
playing your love you don't have so predicab[le]
thinking of ever going long i stop
play it out they begun smoke gots a big game
how's it rolling
swing it up up a day
play like it always did hey
and always something we bring here
so in love love as they come hey
funny still game close your eyes
toys and gasoline we could save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls let's do this joyride
:scatting:
hey you're so like swine
swine only one more time stay
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
this ride
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
do my thing
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
oh i'm supposed to go say things
say things to go by
don't play it like i do do do coochie pie
a run it like we're running ? you're gon' die
money is filthy so we scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
oh ride
oh this ride
this joyride
6.18.04 -
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
keep me
keep me safe from harm
suck it all day
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
:scatting:
money is clean if we scrub it good
guns and gasoline who could save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
ride
:scatting:
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
:scatting:
money is clean if you scrub it good
with guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
ride
ride
Lyrics submitted by jfleming40
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