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.
You've Got Your Troubles
Performer：The Fortune
Composer ：Roger Greenaway / Roger Cook
Lyricist ：Roger Greenaway / Roger Cook
I see that worried look upon your face
You've got your troubles I've got mine
She's found somebody else to take your place
You've got your troubles I've got mine
I too have lost my love today
All of my dreams have flown away
Now just like you I sit and wonder why
You've got your troubles I've got mine
You need some sympathy well so do I
You've got your troubles I've got mine
She used to love me that I know
And it don't seem so long ago
That we were walking and we were talking
The way that lovers do
I too have lost my love today
All of my dreams have flown away
And so forgive me if I seem unkind
You've got your troubles I've got mine
(counter vocal:
And if I seem to you my friend
That I ain't got no pity for you
Oh that ain't true
You see I lost my lost my lost my little girl too)
I'd help another place another time
You've got your troubles I've got mine
You've got your troubles I've got mine
You've got your troubles I've got mine
Performer：The Fortune
Composer ：Roger Greenaway / Roger Cook
Lyricist ：Roger Greenaway / Roger Cook
I see that worried look upon your face
You've got your troubles I've got mine
She's found somebody else to take your place
You've got your troubles I've got mine
I too have lost my love today
All of my dreams have flown away
Now just like you I sit and wonder why
You've got your troubles I've got mine
You need some sympathy well so do I
You've got your troubles I've got mine
She used to love me that I know
And it don't seem so long ago
That we were walking and we were talking
The way that lovers do
I too have lost my love today
All of my dreams have flown away
And so forgive me if I seem unkind
You've got your troubles I've got mine
(counter vocal:
And if I seem to you my friend
That I ain't got no pity for you
Oh that ain't true
You see I lost my lost my lost my little girl too)
I'd help another place another time
You've got your troubles I've got mine
You've got your troubles I've got mine
You've got your troubles I've got mine
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You've Got Your Troubles Lyrics as written by Roger Greenaway Roger Cook
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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