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.
Ten years in the jailer's eye
An' I'm thinkin' 'bout my baby
Looking at my life go by
Falling in the streets I'm broke
An' I'm laughing at the poor man
Talking to the blind man
See the lady in the street car lights
Colour a la Toulouse
Television and the red red wine
So won't you tell me
Won't you tell me the truth
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough oo oo
Are you old enough oh oh
Time goes and here we stand
Laughing at the side show
Sinking in the quick sand
The other side of another world
Scratch my back go the coloured girls
Yeah, oh yeah
I just wanted to kiss someone
I got the moondog blues
You just happened to be standing there
So won't you tell me
Won't you tell me the truth
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough oo oo
Are you old enough oh oh
See the lady in the street car lights
Got a whole lot to lose
Television and the red red wine
So won't you tell me
Won't you tell me the truth
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough oo oo
Are you old enough oh oh
An' I'm thinkin' 'bout my baby
Looking at my life go by
Falling in the streets I'm broke
An' I'm laughing at the poor man
Talking to the blind man
See the lady in the street car lights
Colour a la Toulouse
Television and the red red wine
So won't you tell me
Won't you tell me the truth
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough oo oo
Are you old enough oh oh
Time goes and here we stand
Laughing at the side show
Sinking in the quick sand
The other side of another world
Scratch my back go the coloured girls
Yeah, oh yeah
I just wanted to kiss someone
I got the moondog blues
You just happened to be standing there
So won't you tell me
Won't you tell me the truth
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough oo oo
Are you old enough oh oh
See the lady in the street car lights
Got a whole lot to lose
Television and the red red wine
So won't you tell me
Won't you tell me the truth
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough
Are you old enough oo oo
Are you old enough oh oh
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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people have written songs about crazier things. zeppelin wrote a song about vikings
i think it is kind of self explanatory, he has had relations with a girl who he now suspects to be under-18. perhaps there is an underlying meaning that i am missing. could someone help me?
I dunno, this song just seems kinda dorky to me... he's been in jail and he gets out, sees a young girl on the street and feels horny... takes her home. So what? why make a song about it? I get a lot of mondegreens from this song, too - I thought it was "not a moment to lose", not "got a whole lot to lose"; and "got the motown blues", not " got the moondog blues"... Blahety.
I agree with brick11, it's not about warlruses, either ;)
also, it's "Colour ah la Toulouse", is in, she's coloured like someone from Toulouse. not "got a whole lot to lose" or "not a moment to lose" (source: dragononline.com.au/dragon/are-you-old-enough.html)
and it's also "moondog blues" :)
It came from Toulouse Lautrec paintings...he painted images of Moulon rouge dancers & colurful dancers...the line is about 2 girls at a gig who were dancing in front of the car...pirouetting and spinning in theheadlights...it was a beautiful image and Mark Hunter always said it was one that remained with him...<br />
heliamphora you have the order slightly wrong he went to jail for 10 years having a a relationship with a minor.
You all presume the worst. It dont say how old she is and it dont say why he spent 10 years in jail. The girl might be 25 years old for all we know but he thinks she just too young compared to his age thats all. !!
The song writer...Paul Hewson, had seen a report on tv about a man who had just got out of jail. He was thinking about how that would feel and how would you know how old a girl is these days...but it's also metaphorical ...
This song is about an ex convict avoiding jailbait. That is all. Lol.
"Colour a la Toulouse" is colour in the manner used by Toulouse-Lautrec, the French Impressionist painter. It seems to be softer colours than used by some others. So the lady in the street car lights possibly has these colours in her dress and style.
As to the main part, he's out of gaol after ten years quite possibly worried about going back in. He's broke and trying to rebuild his life. But prison ages one, and there is that concern in getting into a relationship with someone who is too young from the view of real-world experience.