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 know a guy is going away
He might even be leaving today
Where he's going he's gonna stay
He ain't coming back
Rural route, rural route
Out on the rural route
Rural route, rural route
He ain't out there today
Tried to live his life right there
A cement truck, morning till night
Patios, interstates, training walls
All that stuff will not fall
Rural route, rural route
Out on the rural route
Rural route, rural route
He ain't out there today
I know a guy is going away
He might even be leaving today
Where he's going he's gonna stay
He ain't coming back
I don't think that it is right
For a man to work all his life
Have a house a kids and wife
Lord God, why is that?
Rural route, rural route
Out on the rural route
Rural route, rural route
He ain't out there today
He might even be leaving today
Where he's going he's gonna stay
He ain't coming back
Rural route, rural route
Out on the rural route
Rural route, rural route
He ain't out there today
Tried to live his life right there
A cement truck, morning till night
Patios, interstates, training walls
All that stuff will not fall
Rural route, rural route
Out on the rural route
Rural route, rural route
He ain't out there today
I know a guy is going away
He might even be leaving today
Where he's going he's gonna stay
He ain't coming back
I don't think that it is right
For a man to work all his life
Have a house a kids and wife
Lord God, why is that?
Rural route, rural route
Out on the rural route
Rural route, rural route
He ain't out there today
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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