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.
You've got this confidence, yeah it was obvious
The way you walked in here
You look sensational and totally capable
Of buying your own beer
But you shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
I hate to think about everything you've done without
Or how it's been before
You've ever walked home alone or sat and waited by the phone
Or opened your own door
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
Do you ever wonder when your dreams will come true
A girl like you can do anything
But anything you don't wanna do
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
You ever long for a back rub
All alone in your bathtub
Need your glass of wine topped off
But you have to get out and dry off, aw
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
Do you ever wonder when your dreams will come true
A girl like you can do anything
But anything you don't wanna do
Like wash your own car or bait your own hook
Get all made up, wonder how you look
Make your own breakfast, make the first move
Feel like you ain't being listened to
Kill your own spiders, change a flat tire
Stoke your own fire, mow your own grass
Pump your own gas, ever feel pain
Wish you had a ring on your hand
Feel like anything less than the best-lookin' thing this town's ever seen
Have a dress you'd love to wear but you gotta wait
'Cause there ain't nobody there to help you zip the thing
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
The way you walked in here
You look sensational and totally capable
Of buying your own beer
But you shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
I hate to think about everything you've done without
Or how it's been before
You've ever walked home alone or sat and waited by the phone
Or opened your own door
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
Do you ever wonder when your dreams will come true
A girl like you can do anything
But anything you don't wanna do
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
You ever long for a back rub
All alone in your bathtub
Need your glass of wine topped off
But you have to get out and dry off, aw
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
Do you ever wonder when your dreams will come true
A girl like you can do anything
But anything you don't wanna do
Like wash your own car or bait your own hook
Get all made up, wonder how you look
Make your own breakfast, make the first move
Feel like you ain't being listened to
Kill your own spiders, change a flat tire
Stoke your own fire, mow your own grass
Pump your own gas, ever feel pain
Wish you had a ring on your hand
Feel like anything less than the best-lookin' thing this town's ever seen
Have a dress you'd love to wear but you gotta wait
'Cause there ain't nobody there to help you zip the thing
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
You shouldn't have to
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You Shouldn't Have To Lyrics as written by Brad Douglas Paisley Brad Paisley
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