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.
Baby, you know I love you
But you know right now
You know it's just getting to be too much
Ooh yeah, I really don't wanna go
Listen, it was back in '99, I was a real nigga
Took you and your shorty in just to deal witcha
In the beginning, it was rough
'Cause sumtin' was missing that he love
He's always acting up, baby, I've had enough
Don't need no child support 'cause I provided
Bought him anything he wanted you can't deny it
I've always treated him right, he's coming between our love
And what y'all got I can't mess up
Maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
Maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
And maybe in another life, yeah
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
Maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
I got to walk away, look at the big picture
A son needing his mother is the real issue
I'm not a selfish guy, you know I want you in my life
It's killing me inside, don't wanna say goodbye
Can't even show affection 'cause he don't like it
Every time we get romantic, we gotta hide it
The way we living ain't right, he's coming between our love
And what y'all got I can't mess up
Maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
And maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
And maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
And maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
I can't come between a son and a mother
It's unfortunate that this is over
You don't leave me any choice
This could end up in divorce
Take a nigga straight to court
This decision is the best, yeah
And I'm sorry it had to end this way
In this relationship, I can not stay
I can see that this is it
It ain't nothing we can fix
Should be living for you kid
And maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
And maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
In another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
Another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
We could be
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
In another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more
But you know right now
You know it's just getting to be too much
Ooh yeah, I really don't wanna go
Listen, it was back in '99, I was a real nigga
Took you and your shorty in just to deal witcha
In the beginning, it was rough
'Cause sumtin' was missing that he love
He's always acting up, baby, I've had enough
Don't need no child support 'cause I provided
Bought him anything he wanted you can't deny it
I've always treated him right, he's coming between our love
And what y'all got I can't mess up
Maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
Maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
And maybe in another life, yeah
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
Maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
I got to walk away, look at the big picture
A son needing his mother is the real issue
I'm not a selfish guy, you know I want you in my life
It's killing me inside, don't wanna say goodbye
Can't even show affection 'cause he don't like it
Every time we get romantic, we gotta hide it
The way we living ain't right, he's coming between our love
And what y'all got I can't mess up
Maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
And maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
And maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
And maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
I can't come between a son and a mother
It's unfortunate that this is over
You don't leave me any choice
This could end up in divorce
Take a nigga straight to court
This decision is the best, yeah
And I'm sorry it had to end this way
In this relationship, I can not stay
I can see that this is it
It ain't nothing we can fix
Should be living for you kid
And maybe in another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
And maybe in another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
In another life
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
Another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more stormy weather
We could be
We can be together
Promise that next time won't leave you ever
In another life
The sun will shine forever
With you in my life, no more
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Another Life Lyrics as written by Kevin Jeremiah Ciaran Jeremiah
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