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.
Let's get it on, yeah, y'all can come along
Everybody drinks on me, buy out the bar
Just to feel like I'm a star, now I'm thanking the academy
Missed my ride home, lost my iPhone
I wouldn't have it any other way
If you're with me let me hear you say
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, the sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough of everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
(I like it like that, I like it like that)
Till the break of the dawn, yeah, party on my lawn
Whistle as the girls walk by if the cops roll up (so what)
Pour the cops a cup cause everybody's here tonight
Call a taxi, pack the back seat
I wouldn't have it any other way
If you're with me let me hear you say
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, the sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough of everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
Oh oh oh oh, like that
Oh oh oh oh, like that
Oh oh oh oh, sing it right back, I like it like that
Oh my homie got the booze
I like it like that cause the girls playin' beer pong in the back
We havin' fun partying til the break of dawn
Go grab a cup I dunno what people waitin' on
And I'm gonna want a girl that I know I can take home
In the zone, where I think that I lost my phone
You can tell by looking in, the party's plain crack
And don't worry 'bout it girls cause I like it like
Come back stay here at my grandma's house
And leave your clothes over there, that's grandma couch
I be filmin' her friends too, hit em back on that
Double D chicks huggin', I got racks on racks
Lie, I know there's a reason for superstar
I'm just tryin' to chill with Miley at the hookah bar
You like cartoons? I'll make your heart melt
With this sick tune, play it in the car
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough, oh everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough, oh everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
Oh oh oh oh like that
Oh oh oh oh like that
Oh oh oh oh everybody, sing it right back, I like it like that
Everybody drinks on me, buy out the bar
Just to feel like I'm a star, now I'm thanking the academy
Missed my ride home, lost my iPhone
I wouldn't have it any other way
If you're with me let me hear you say
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, the sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough of everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
(I like it like that, I like it like that)
Till the break of the dawn, yeah, party on my lawn
Whistle as the girls walk by if the cops roll up (so what)
Pour the cops a cup cause everybody's here tonight
Call a taxi, pack the back seat
I wouldn't have it any other way
If you're with me let me hear you say
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, the sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough of everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
Oh oh oh oh, like that
Oh oh oh oh, like that
Oh oh oh oh, sing it right back, I like it like that
Oh my homie got the booze
I like it like that cause the girls playin' beer pong in the back
We havin' fun partying til the break of dawn
Go grab a cup I dunno what people waitin' on
And I'm gonna want a girl that I know I can take home
In the zone, where I think that I lost my phone
You can tell by looking in, the party's plain crack
And don't worry 'bout it girls cause I like it like
Come back stay here at my grandma's house
And leave your clothes over there, that's grandma couch
I be filmin' her friends too, hit em back on that
Double D chicks huggin', I got racks on racks
Lie, I know there's a reason for superstar
I'm just tryin' to chill with Miley at the hookah bar
You like cartoons? I'll make your heart melt
With this sick tune, play it in the car
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough, oh everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
I like it like that
Hey windows down, chillin' with the radio on
I like it like that
Damn, sun's so hot, make the girls take it all off
I like it like that
Yeah, one more time, I can never get enough, oh everybody
Sing it right back, I like it like that
Oh oh oh oh like that
Oh oh oh oh like that
Oh oh oh oh everybody, sing it right back, I like it like that
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