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 she's sitting right there on the chain link fence
She's down at the park with the rest of her friends
And she looks so pretty but she's only sixteen
Didn't know that when she smiled at me
Now the boys are hunched over their electric guitars
I'm lying in the grass out beside my car
I followed her down to the Dixie Freeze
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
Sweet girl
Don't let go for the world
'Cause I'm not from here
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again
Now it's the end of the summer and I'm just twenty-one,
I been in California for the last two months
And there weren't no girls like her out there
Her boyfriend don't like me and I think that's fair
'Cause I'm sitting right here on the chain link fence
And when she smiles at me gonna take my chance
Say I know the show's over but I wish you wouldn't leave
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
Sweet girl
Don't let go for the world
'Cause I'm not from here
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
Sweet girl
Don't let go for the world
'Cause I'm not from here
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again
I'm afraid that I might never see you again
She's down at the park with the rest of her friends
And she looks so pretty but she's only sixteen
Didn't know that when she smiled at me
Now the boys are hunched over their electric guitars
I'm lying in the grass out beside my car
I followed her down to the Dixie Freeze
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
Sweet girl
Don't let go for the world
'Cause I'm not from here
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again
Now it's the end of the summer and I'm just twenty-one,
I been in California for the last two months
And there weren't no girls like her out there
Her boyfriend don't like me and I think that's fair
'Cause I'm sitting right here on the chain link fence
And when she smiles at me gonna take my chance
Say I know the show's over but I wish you wouldn't leave
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
Sweet girl
Don't let go for the world
'Cause I'm not from here
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again
Hold on, hold on, hold on to me
Sweet girl
Don't let go for the world
'Cause I'm not from here
And I'm afraid that I might never see you again
I'm afraid that I might never see you again
Lyrics submitted by vacantskies
Chain Link Fence Lyrics as written by Benjamin Nichols
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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this song is so cute. im currently in a crazy situation, in which im totally falling for a girl thats too young for me. and the careless manner of the singer totally speaks for me.