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.
Oh
Oh
Oh oh oh yeah
Oh no
Yeah
Shorty ain't got cable,
She ain't even got a radio, way more than able.
What kinda girl should I take her for?
The perfect kind, just what I like,
Exactly what I had in my mind, a dream
She's a dream, yeah
Shorty don't know I'm on the red carpet, almost every night.
And when I'm outta town to go and do work,
I'm first class every flight.
If she takes the time to open her eyes,
She can realize that she's a dream
'Cause she knows me
'Cause Shorty don't know who I am, she don't know I'm a celebrity,
'Cause when I let her meet my fam, ain't nobody mention my pedigree.
'Cause every time I take her out, we always in the VIP.
But Shorty don't know who I am, but she knows me
That's why I make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
Make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
Shorty don't know who I am
And I'm cool with that, if she says so
I ain't even got a lot to her
And when I'm out making pesos?
Ain't' nobody treat her like I do her.
'Cause I'm the one that she thinks about,
The only one on her mind,
She's a dream
'Cause she knows me
And Shorty don't know that I'm on the stage,
Like three or four times a week
She don't even know I've been around the world
And all the different girls I meet.
But there's just one, face that I see
She's the only one for me
She's a dream
'Cause she knows me
'Cuase Shorty don't know who I am, she don't know I'm a celebrity,
'Cause when I let her meet my fam, ain't nobody mention my pedigree.
'Cause every time I take her out, we always in the VIP.
Shorty don't know who I am, but she knows me
That's why I make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
Make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
(She's a dream)
See, shorty don't know who I am
That's not good for us, 'cause I know,
It's not good to fuss
And I know she loves me, for me
And I love her, for her
But It wouldn't work if she ever gave
A damn 'bout who I am but she knows me
She don't know I'm a celebrity,
'Cause when I let her meet my fam, ain't nobody mention my pedigree.
'Cause every time I take her out, we always in the VIP.
Shorty don't know who I am, but she knows me
Oh,
Make her say, ah
Make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
'Bout me
(She's a dream)
Oh
Oh oh oh yeah
Oh no
Yeah
Shorty ain't got cable,
She ain't even got a radio, way more than able.
What kinda girl should I take her for?
The perfect kind, just what I like,
Exactly what I had in my mind, a dream
She's a dream, yeah
Shorty don't know I'm on the red carpet, almost every night.
And when I'm outta town to go and do work,
I'm first class every flight.
If she takes the time to open her eyes,
She can realize that she's a dream
'Cause she knows me
'Cause Shorty don't know who I am, she don't know I'm a celebrity,
'Cause when I let her meet my fam, ain't nobody mention my pedigree.
'Cause every time I take her out, we always in the VIP.
But Shorty don't know who I am, but she knows me
That's why I make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
Make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
Shorty don't know who I am
And I'm cool with that, if she says so
I ain't even got a lot to her
And when I'm out making pesos?
Ain't' nobody treat her like I do her.
'Cause I'm the one that she thinks about,
The only one on her mind,
She's a dream
'Cause she knows me
And Shorty don't know that I'm on the stage,
Like three or four times a week
She don't even know I've been around the world
And all the different girls I meet.
But there's just one, face that I see
She's the only one for me
She's a dream
'Cause she knows me
'Cuase Shorty don't know who I am, she don't know I'm a celebrity,
'Cause when I let her meet my fam, ain't nobody mention my pedigree.
'Cause every time I take her out, we always in the VIP.
Shorty don't know who I am, but she knows me
That's why I make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
Make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
(She's a dream)
See, shorty don't know who I am
That's not good for us, 'cause I know,
It's not good to fuss
And I know she loves me, for me
And I love her, for her
But It wouldn't work if she ever gave
A damn 'bout who I am but she knows me
She don't know I'm a celebrity,
'Cause when I let her meet my fam, ain't nobody mention my pedigree.
'Cause every time I take her out, we always in the VIP.
Shorty don't know who I am, but she knows me
Oh,
Make her say, ah
Make her say, ooh
Make her say, ah
'Bout me
(She's a dream)
Lyrics submitted by dontwasteyoursong
She's a Dream Lyrics as written by Brian Thomas Littrell Alexander James Mclean
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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