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.
Kells, you know I can't keep doing this, I got to say something
You feel me, see I just can't keep living life confused, girl
You gotta make a move, tell me something, 'cause I'm
First you wanna go then you wanna stay
And then you wanna talk about it baby
Put your bag down and pick your bag up
And then you just walk out on me baby
If love were eyes, then I can see your future
In what we're doing baby
Girl I'm not trying to confuse
Just wanna spend my life with you baby
Girl please tell me where do we go from here
Girl, I wanna change your name to my name
And I know you feel the same way so
Girl let's just go, get far away from here
Let it beat, let our hearts beat, take a deep breath
Now baby hold on and girl don't let go
Yeah, just keep holding on
Baby, we'll walk through the storm together, oh yeah
Girl I promise you this love is forever
First you say you love me
And then you say well, I don't know, what
We both feel the same
So baby what the hell, let's go, what
You holler at your friends, I'll handle the streets
Let's just let them on, oh, what
Girl I gotta be with you if I'm gonna be free
'Cause you are my soul, yeah
Girl please tell me where do we go from here
Girl, I wanna change your name to my name
And I know your feelin' the same way too
Girl let's just go, get far away from here
Let it beat, let our hearts beat, just take a deep breath
Now baby hold on and girl don't let go
You just keep holding on, oh yeah
Girl we'll walk through the storm together, hey
And I promise this love is forever
Although we come from two different worlds, oh
Baby, that doesn't matter to me 'cause my world is you, yeah
Whose gonna doubt that we would get this far
And I don't care what the world may say,
It's you and me against all odds
Hold on and baby be strong
We can make it maybe if we just hold on
We'll walk through the storm, yeah
Just hold on, just hold on, hold on, just hold on
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe, what
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe, what
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
You feel me, see I just can't keep living life confused, girl
You gotta make a move, tell me something, 'cause I'm
First you wanna go then you wanna stay
And then you wanna talk about it baby
Put your bag down and pick your bag up
And then you just walk out on me baby
If love were eyes, then I can see your future
In what we're doing baby
Girl I'm not trying to confuse
Just wanna spend my life with you baby
Girl please tell me where do we go from here
Girl, I wanna change your name to my name
And I know you feel the same way so
Girl let's just go, get far away from here
Let it beat, let our hearts beat, take a deep breath
Now baby hold on and girl don't let go
Yeah, just keep holding on
Baby, we'll walk through the storm together, oh yeah
Girl I promise you this love is forever
First you say you love me
And then you say well, I don't know, what
We both feel the same
So baby what the hell, let's go, what
You holler at your friends, I'll handle the streets
Let's just let them on, oh, what
Girl I gotta be with you if I'm gonna be free
'Cause you are my soul, yeah
Girl please tell me where do we go from here
Girl, I wanna change your name to my name
And I know your feelin' the same way too
Girl let's just go, get far away from here
Let it beat, let our hearts beat, just take a deep breath
Now baby hold on and girl don't let go
You just keep holding on, oh yeah
Girl we'll walk through the storm together, hey
And I promise this love is forever
Although we come from two different worlds, oh
Baby, that doesn't matter to me 'cause my world is you, yeah
Whose gonna doubt that we would get this far
And I don't care what the world may say,
It's you and me against all odds
Hold on and baby be strong
We can make it maybe if we just hold on
We'll walk through the storm, yeah
Just hold on, just hold on, hold on, just hold on
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe, what
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe, what
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
We're gonna make it babe, we're gonna make it babe
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Don't Let Go Lyrics as written by Robert S. Kelly
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