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.
Put your hands all over,
Put your hands all over me,
Put your hands all over,
Put your hands all over me
(Put your hands all over me)
I can't seem to find
A pretty little face I left behind
Wandered out on the open road
Looking for a better place to call home
Gave her a place to stay
And she got up and ran away
And now I've had enough
A pretty little face has torn me up
Put your hands all over me
Please talk to me, talk to me
Tell me everything, is gonna be alright
Put your hands all over me
Please walk with me, walk with me now
Love is a game you say
Play me and put me away
(Put your hands all over me)
Oh
Now you've lost your mind
A pretty little girl I left behind
And now you're getting rough
But everybody knows you're not that tough
She wandered out on the open road
Looking for a place to call your own
You're scared to death of the road ahead
Pretty little thing don't get upset
Put your hands all over me
Please talk to me, talk to me
Tell me everything is gonna be alright
(gonna be alright)
Put your hands all over me
Please walk with me, walk with me now
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
Put your hands all over me, ooh, woo
Put your hands all over me, yeah, yeah, yeah
Put your hands all over me, ooh (All over me)
So come down off your cloud
Say it now and say it loud
Get up in my face
Pretty little girl, come make my day
Put your hands all over me
Please talk to me, talk to me girl
Put your hands all over me
Gotta walk with me, walk with me now (come on, woo)
Put your hands all over me
Gotta talk to me, talk to me (come on now babe)
Put your hands all over me (woo)
Gotta walk with me, walk with me
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
(Put your hands all over me)
Yeah (All over me)
Put your hands all over
Put your hands all over me
Put your hands all over me,
Put your hands all over,
Put your hands all over me
(Put your hands all over me)
I can't seem to find
A pretty little face I left behind
Wandered out on the open road
Looking for a better place to call home
Gave her a place to stay
And she got up and ran away
And now I've had enough
A pretty little face has torn me up
Put your hands all over me
Please talk to me, talk to me
Tell me everything, is gonna be alright
Put your hands all over me
Please walk with me, walk with me now
Love is a game you say
Play me and put me away
(Put your hands all over me)
Oh
Now you've lost your mind
A pretty little girl I left behind
And now you're getting rough
But everybody knows you're not that tough
She wandered out on the open road
Looking for a place to call your own
You're scared to death of the road ahead
Pretty little thing don't get upset
Put your hands all over me
Please talk to me, talk to me
Tell me everything is gonna be alright
(gonna be alright)
Put your hands all over me
Please walk with me, walk with me now
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
Put your hands all over me, ooh, woo
Put your hands all over me, yeah, yeah, yeah
Put your hands all over me, ooh (All over me)
So come down off your cloud
Say it now and say it loud
Get up in my face
Pretty little girl, come make my day
Put your hands all over me
Please talk to me, talk to me girl
Put your hands all over me
Gotta walk with me, walk with me now (come on, woo)
Put your hands all over me
Gotta talk to me, talk to me (come on now babe)
Put your hands all over me (woo)
Gotta walk with me, walk with me
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
Love is a game you say, play me and put me away
(Put your hands all over me)
Yeah (All over me)
Put your hands all over
Put your hands all over me
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