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.
Hold on here I come
Coming home round the mountain side
Gonna cut you off gonna take a little bit of your pride oh yes I will
Coming home if it takes all night
Hold on here I come
Coming home gonna make you mine all mine
Gonna cruse highway 2 like I'm outta my god damn mind
Burning round a buck 65
Had enough I've been working all month
Sitting on a gold mine but that don't hold me much
Compared to you and your cold touch
Coming home gonna warm you up.
Hold on here I come coming home round the mountain side
Gonna drive all night just to get a taste of that Auld Lang Sign
You better bet your life on it
Hold on here I come
Coming in with the early morning light
Small chance of rain big chance of ice
Just cause of that I'm gonna hug you twice
Coming home if it takes all night.
Had enough I've been working all month
Sitting on a gold mine but that don't hold me much
Compared to you and your cold touch
Coming home gonna warm you up
Hold on here I come
I'll be coming round the mountain when I come
You'll be sound asleep and I hope I kept the promise I made when I wake you up
Kissing you on the forehead
Telling you I knew I didn't need the luck
Hold on here I come
Coming home gonna make you mine all mine
Had a lot of fun last time I saw you honey
Sitting on a gold mine but life ain't all about money
Catching up I hope won't take too long
Cause I didn't come here just to hear you talk
But you can talk I don't mind
Hold on here I come
Coming home gonna make you mad so mad
Cause I told my boss he could take his job
And I'll cut my losses
I had to do it
Ya I had to do it
That's right I had to do it
I had to do it
I had to it
I had to quit
For you
Coming home round the mountain side
Gonna cut you off gonna take a little bit of your pride oh yes I will
Coming home if it takes all night
Hold on here I come
Coming home gonna make you mine all mine
Gonna cruse highway 2 like I'm outta my god damn mind
Burning round a buck 65
Had enough I've been working all month
Sitting on a gold mine but that don't hold me much
Compared to you and your cold touch
Coming home gonna warm you up.
Hold on here I come coming home round the mountain side
Gonna drive all night just to get a taste of that Auld Lang Sign
You better bet your life on it
Hold on here I come
Coming in with the early morning light
Small chance of rain big chance of ice
Just cause of that I'm gonna hug you twice
Coming home if it takes all night.
Had enough I've been working all month
Sitting on a gold mine but that don't hold me much
Compared to you and your cold touch
Coming home gonna warm you up
Hold on here I come
I'll be coming round the mountain when I come
You'll be sound asleep and I hope I kept the promise I made when I wake you up
Kissing you on the forehead
Telling you I knew I didn't need the luck
Hold on here I come
Coming home gonna make you mine all mine
Had a lot of fun last time I saw you honey
Sitting on a gold mine but life ain't all about money
Catching up I hope won't take too long
Cause I didn't come here just to hear you talk
But you can talk I don't mind
Hold on here I come
Coming home gonna make you mad so mad
Cause I told my boss he could take his job
And I'll cut my losses
I had to do it
Ya I had to do it
That's right I had to do it
I had to do it
I had to it
I had to quit
For you
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