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.
It's so good to know somebody loves me
But when you go away,I'm so mad, so sad
I feel so alone at night when I'm reachin out and I cannot feel you
I'll be wishing you near I want you by my side
Having you right here would make me feel much better
Just a single touch from you turns rain to sunshine
I just think of you and you appear
when I get lonely
I just think of you when I get lonely
Everytime I get lonely
I just think of you and you come around
You come around
Come around come around
You come around
its so good to be a part of something
The love of my life you are to me
But a part of me dies inside
When I reach for you and I cannot touch you
I'll be wishing you near I want you by my side
Having you right here would make me feel much better
Just a single touch from you turns rain to sunshine
I just close my eyes and you appear before me
when I get lonely
I just think of you when I get lonely
Everytime I get lonely
I just think of you and you come around
You come around
Come around come around
You come around
I always want you next to me
I never wanna let you go, oh no
You're my fantasy
In my ????
I'll love you always
when I get lonely
I just think of you when I get lonely
Everytime I get lonely
I just think of you and you come around
You come around
Come around come around
You come around
But when you go away,I'm so mad, so sad
I feel so alone at night when I'm reachin out and I cannot feel you
I'll be wishing you near I want you by my side
Having you right here would make me feel much better
Just a single touch from you turns rain to sunshine
I just think of you and you appear
when I get lonely
I just think of you when I get lonely
Everytime I get lonely
I just think of you and you come around
You come around
Come around come around
You come around
its so good to be a part of something
The love of my life you are to me
But a part of me dies inside
When I reach for you and I cannot touch you
I'll be wishing you near I want you by my side
Having you right here would make me feel much better
Just a single touch from you turns rain to sunshine
I just close my eyes and you appear before me
when I get lonely
I just think of you when I get lonely
Everytime I get lonely
I just think of you and you come around
You come around
Come around come around
You come around
I always want you next to me
I never wanna let you go, oh no
You're my fantasy
In my ????
I'll love you always
when I get lonely
I just think of you when I get lonely
Everytime I get lonely
I just think of you and you come around
You come around
Come around come around
You come around
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I Get Lonely Lyrics as written by R. Rogers O. Hammerstein Ii
Lyrics © WILLIAMSON MUSIC CO.-A DIV. OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
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