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.
(Ahaha) Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
She's from Soho
That big apple took a bite out of me
Never the same after living in the city
You got to tell yourself things that aren't true
You got to tell yourself
You can do, you can do
Now now when I met you
How how could I let you
Into all my nooks
So into your looks
Bet you're probably crazy
Bet I'm being rolled
Bet you're probably perfect for me
Bet you're made of gold
I think I wanna tell you everything
I think I wanna give it all tonight
I think I wanna tell you everything
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
(Give it up now) Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're, I wonder what you're)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo
On the east coast people are regal
On the west coast Mary Jane is legal
I had to tell myself the tide was gonna turn
I had to sell myself to people who burned me
Now now if I let you
How how can I get you
Try to understand
I was a different man
Maybe I am crazy
Maybe I should fold
Maybe I am perfect for you
Baby I'm sold
I think I wanna tell you everything
I think I wanna give it all tonight
I think I wanna tell you everything
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
(Give it up now) Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're, I wonder what you're)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (For the rest of your life)
All the girls from Harlem to Wall Street
That Big Apple took a bite outta me, yeah
Crushed dreams from Chelsea to Queens
That Big Apple took a bite outta me
Now now if I let you
How how can I get you
Try to understand
I was a different man
I think I wanna tell you everything
I think I wanna give it all tonight
I think I wanna tell you everything
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
(Give it up now) Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're, I wonder what you're)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (For the rest of your life)
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
She's from Soho
That big apple took a bite out of me
Never the same after living in the city
You got to tell yourself things that aren't true
You got to tell yourself
You can do, you can do
Now now when I met you
How how could I let you
Into all my nooks
So into your looks
Bet you're probably crazy
Bet I'm being rolled
Bet you're probably perfect for me
Bet you're made of gold
I think I wanna tell you everything
I think I wanna give it all tonight
I think I wanna tell you everything
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
(Give it up now) Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're, I wonder what you're)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo
On the east coast people are regal
On the west coast Mary Jane is legal
I had to tell myself the tide was gonna turn
I had to sell myself to people who burned me
Now now if I let you
How how can I get you
Try to understand
I was a different man
Maybe I am crazy
Maybe I should fold
Maybe I am perfect for you
Baby I'm sold
I think I wanna tell you everything
I think I wanna give it all tonight
I think I wanna tell you everything
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
(Give it up now) Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're, I wonder what you're)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (For the rest of your life)
All the girls from Harlem to Wall Street
That Big Apple took a bite outta me, yeah
Crushed dreams from Chelsea to Queens
That Big Apple took a bite outta me
Now now if I let you
How how can I get you
Try to understand
I was a different man
I think I wanna tell you everything
I think I wanna give it all tonight
I think I wanna tell you everything
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
I wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life
(Give it up now) Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're, I wonder what you're)
Doo doo doo doo doo (I wonder what you're doing)
Doo doo doo doo doo (For the rest of your life)
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
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Wonder What You're Doing for the Rest of Your Life Lyrics as written by Jerry Becker Butch Walker
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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