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.
Darlin' my frustration
It gets me, it gets me where it hurts me most
Like five rapid to the gut it's not so easy to see
And I've been gone far, far too long
To expect you not to change even a little bit
I guess I hope I'm still the kind of guy
Your needin' for your fool
'Cause life's a ball here on the road and these four wheels
Oh but something about the whole thing it doesn't feel real
Work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you and I can't see no other way
Darlin' I work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you and I can't see no other way
Oh this separation
It really gets you thinkin'
And all those used up clichés
Well they've worn enough in the wind
And I, wonder if you're half as innocent as you assured me
Or if you thank him for his time and just never call again
Oh oh
And after all the lights and shows and long hope lanes
It'd be you and me again
But until then
I work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you, I can't see no other way
Oh darlin' I work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way
Oh live
I'm home
So love me
And I'm home babe
Oh so touch me
Yeah
I'm home
So kiss me
Like you do
'Cause you bet
Baby
That I'll do it to you
Oh babe, yeah baby
I want you babe
I'm, I'm home babe
So take me in your arms
Oh babe, baby, yeah
Love me like you do
Oh kiss me like you do
And baby you bet I'll do it for you
Oh no hold me like you do
Oh touch me like you do
It gets me, it gets me where it hurts me most
Like five rapid to the gut it's not so easy to see
And I've been gone far, far too long
To expect you not to change even a little bit
I guess I hope I'm still the kind of guy
Your needin' for your fool
'Cause life's a ball here on the road and these four wheels
Oh but something about the whole thing it doesn't feel real
Work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you and I can't see no other way
Darlin' I work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you and I can't see no other way
Oh this separation
It really gets you thinkin'
And all those used up clichés
Well they've worn enough in the wind
And I, wonder if you're half as innocent as you assured me
Or if you thank him for his time and just never call again
Oh oh
And after all the lights and shows and long hope lanes
It'd be you and me again
But until then
I work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you, I can't see no other way
Oh darlin' I work my days for you
'Cause I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way
Oh live
I'm home
So love me
And I'm home babe
Oh so touch me
Yeah
I'm home
So kiss me
Like you do
'Cause you bet
Baby
That I'll do it to you
Oh babe, yeah baby
I want you babe
I'm, I'm home babe
So take me in your arms
Oh babe, baby, yeah
Love me like you do
Oh kiss me like you do
And baby you bet I'll do it for you
Oh no hold me like you do
Oh touch me like you do
Lyrics submitted by cocaine*cowgirl
No Other Way Lyrics as written by Paolo Nutini David Nelson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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i corrected the lyrics:
darling, my frustration it gets me it gets me when it hurts me most like five rapid to the gut it's not so easy to see and i've been gone far, far too long to expect you not to have changed even a little bit and i guess i hope i'm still the kind of guy you needed for your fool
cause lifes a ball here on the road in these four wheels oh, but something about the whole, it doesn't feel real
work my days for you, cause i love you girl, i don't want you, i need you and i can't see no other way and darling, i work my days for you cause i love you girl, i don't want you, i need you and i can't see no other way
oh, this separation it really gets you thinkin' and all those used up cliches, well they've worn off in the wind and i, i wonder if you're half as innocent as you were showin' me or if you thank him for his time and just never call again
oh, cause after all the lights and shows and all our plays it'll be you and me again but until then
i work my days for you, cause i love you girl, i don't want you, i need you i can't see no other way oh, darling, i work my days for you cause i love you girl, i don't want you, i need you and i can't see no other way
oh, live i'm home so love me and i'm home, babe oh, so touch me
yeah, i'm home so kiss me like you do kiss me, babe baby, but i'll do it to you
oh, baby i want you babe yeah, i'm home babe so take me in your arms oh, baby love me like you do oh, kiss me like you do and baby you bet i'll do it to you oh, no hold me like you do
haha thankyou. the person who originally did them was shit.