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.
I'm right here when he calls me, yeah
I'm right here when he needs me, yeah
I'm the one he screams for day and night, yeah
And always make things alright, alright
I'm what he wants, he's what I need
He's on my phone like a ringtone
Baby, please, you're like, "Baby, come on"
I'm like, "Baby please," then, "Baby, come home"
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
Baby, you know that you're mine
You can entertain 'him all day long
But I know what he likes for dinner
You can entertain him all day long
But I know what he likes for dinner
You can feed his eyes all day long
But I'm what he wants for dinner
You can entertain him all day long
But I'm what he wants for dinner
Yo, girl, yo, girl (girl)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (stop)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (quit playin')
Yo, girl, yo, girl (move on)
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
There's nothing you can do
To take him away from me, girl
There's nothing you can say
That will ever break him away from me, girl
Huff and puff, try all of your little stuff
But my love is built out of bricks, yeah
And your love is built out of sticks (yeah)
He knows, he knows
That you can entertain him all day long
But I know what he likes for dinner
Girl, you can entertain him all day long
But I know what he wants for dinner
Girl, you can entertain him all day long
But I know what he wants for dinner
You can entertain him all day long
But I'm what he wants for dinner
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (what?)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (what?)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
What he wants for dinner
Yo, girl, yo, girl (girl)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (stop)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (quit playin')
Yo, girl, yo, girl (move on)
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl (what?)
What he wants for dinner
What he wants for dinner
What he wants for dinner
What he wants for dinner
I'm right here when he needs me, yeah
I'm the one he screams for day and night, yeah
And always make things alright, alright
I'm what he wants, he's what I need
He's on my phone like a ringtone
Baby, please, you're like, "Baby, come on"
I'm like, "Baby please," then, "Baby, come home"
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
You're mine, you're mine
Baby, you know that you're mine
You can entertain 'him all day long
But I know what he likes for dinner
You can entertain him all day long
But I know what he likes for dinner
You can feed his eyes all day long
But I'm what he wants for dinner
You can entertain him all day long
But I'm what he wants for dinner
Yo, girl, yo, girl (girl)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (stop)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (quit playin')
Yo, girl, yo, girl (move on)
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
There's nothing you can do
To take him away from me, girl
There's nothing you can say
That will ever break him away from me, girl
Huff and puff, try all of your little stuff
But my love is built out of bricks, yeah
And your love is built out of sticks (yeah)
He knows, he knows
That you can entertain him all day long
But I know what he likes for dinner
Girl, you can entertain him all day long
But I know what he wants for dinner
Girl, you can entertain him all day long
But I know what he wants for dinner
You can entertain him all day long
But I'm what he wants for dinner
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (what?)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (what?)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (uh)
What he wants for dinner
Yo, girl, yo, girl (girl)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (stop)
Yo, girl, yo, girl (quit playin')
Yo, girl, yo, girl (move on)
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl
Yo, girl, yo, girl (what?)
What he wants for dinner
What he wants for dinner
What he wants for dinner
What he wants for dinner
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Wants for Dinner Lyrics as written by Christopher Stewart Terius Nash
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