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.
Why can I be like any guy?
Why do they try
To make me run
Son of a gun
Now, what do they care
About the clothes I wear?
Why get their kicks
From making fun
Yeah, this world's
Got a lot of space
And if they don't like my face
It ain't me that's
Going any where, no
So I don't care
Then laugh at me
If that's love affair
I have to beg to be free
Then baby laugh at me
And I'll cry for you
And I'll pray for you
And I'll do all the things
That the man up stairs
Says to do
I'll do 'em for you
I'll do 'em
I'll do 'em all for you
It's gotta start some place
It's gotta start some how
I'll make that other cheek mine
And maybe the next guy
That don't wear a silk tie
He can walk by and say hi
Say hi instead of why
Instead of a why
Instead of why, baby
Instead of why
What did I do to you?
Why do they try
To make me run
Son of a gun
Now, what do they care
About the clothes I wear?
Why get their kicks
From making fun
Yeah, this world's
Got a lot of space
And if they don't like my face
It ain't me that's
Going any where, no
So I don't care
Then laugh at me
If that's love affair
I have to beg to be free
Then baby laugh at me
And I'll cry for you
And I'll pray for you
And I'll do all the things
That the man up stairs
Says to do
I'll do 'em for you
I'll do 'em
I'll do 'em all for you
It's gotta start some place
It's gotta start some how
I'll make that other cheek mine
And maybe the next guy
That don't wear a silk tie
He can walk by and say hi
Say hi instead of why
Instead of a why
Instead of why, baby
Instead of why
What did I do to you?
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Laugh At Me [Live] Lyrics as written by Sonny Bono
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