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.
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
It's the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Oh, dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
At home eight little children mean nothing to you
A house filled with love or a husband that's true
You'd rather have a drink with the first guy you meet
And the only home you know, that club down the street
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
It's the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Whoa, dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife for a home-loving man
Whoa, drinking and dancing to a honky tonk band
When you left your loving family life back, right back where you ran
So go on and have your fun, but you won't always look so smart
When someday that lonely bar room break your honky-tonk heart
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
It's the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Whoa, dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
Oh, you'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
Woo
It's the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Oh, dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
At home eight little children mean nothing to you
A house filled with love or a husband that's true
You'd rather have a drink with the first guy you meet
And the only home you know, that club down the street
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
It's the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Whoa, dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife for a home-loving man
Whoa, drinking and dancing to a honky tonk band
When you left your loving family life back, right back where you ran
So go on and have your fun, but you won't always look so smart
When someday that lonely bar room break your honky-tonk heart
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
It's the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Whoa, dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
Oh, you'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man
Woo
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