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 know you the bomb, don't cha
Ooh, ooh ooh, baby you, yeah, yeah, yeah
My my my my my my my my my
My baby, ooh, baby
You musta just fell from the sky
'Cause I never had any girl like you in my whole life
Your lips, your smile, personality assumes
A confidence that comes on my moods
And you work as hard as me
But I'm always first on your list of priorities
You're killin' me softly, so softly
There's only one word that describes
This woman in my life
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so
If we was thuggin' you'd be a d.a.b
You'd have my back and even take the fall for me
Good clean and all the little things
It would turn you on on on on on on on
And I could come our flower, I ain't never wrong
What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours
Baby, and that's why I love you girl
Said I'd go to the ends of the world for my girl
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
Said there's some good ones, there's some bad girls
Magazines and their own best college education
They are smart but they couldn't hold on to my heart
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
Ooh, ooh ooh, baby you, yeah, yeah, yeah
My my my my my my my my my
My baby, ooh, baby
You musta just fell from the sky
'Cause I never had any girl like you in my whole life
Your lips, your smile, personality assumes
A confidence that comes on my moods
And you work as hard as me
But I'm always first on your list of priorities
You're killin' me softly, so softly
There's only one word that describes
This woman in my life
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so
If we was thuggin' you'd be a d.a.b
You'd have my back and even take the fall for me
Good clean and all the little things
It would turn you on on on on on on on
And I could come our flower, I ain't never wrong
What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours
Baby, and that's why I love you girl
Said I'd go to the ends of the world for my girl
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
Said there's some good ones, there's some bad girls
Magazines and their own best college education
They are smart but they couldn't hold on to my heart
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
She's awesome
Everything a man wants in a woman
Baby girl, you're one in a million
Top billin', second to none
Where did you come from
Awesome awesome
Baby girl you know you are so awesome
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