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.
Once I smoked a Dannemann cigar
I drove a foreign car
But baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind
I had a friend, I heard she died
Well, on a needle she was crucified
Baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind for my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on
I don't mind takin' charity
From those that I despise
Baby, I don't need your love, I don't need your love
Baby, you can shout at me
But you can't meet my eyes
I don't need your love, I don't need your love, I got my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on, come on
I'm sitting on the beach, drinkin' rocket fuels, oh, yeah!
I spent the whole night, breakin' all the rules, oh, yeah!
I'm mending every minute of the day before
Watching the ocean, watching the shore
Watching the sunrise, and thinkin' there could never be more
Will never be more, yeah
Well, anytime you want to find me
I don't have a telephone
I'm another world away
But I always feel at home, with my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh come on, oh come on, come on
Come on, come on
A cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
(Come on, oh come on, oh come on)
(I left it for my, my, my)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
I drove a foreign car
But baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind
I had a friend, I heard she died
Well, on a needle she was crucified
Baby, that was years ago
I left it all behind for my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on
I don't mind takin' charity
From those that I despise
Baby, I don't need your love, I don't need your love
Baby, you can shout at me
But you can't meet my eyes
I don't need your love, I don't need your love, I got my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Come on, come on, well come on, come on
I'm sitting on the beach, drinkin' rocket fuels, oh, yeah!
I spent the whole night, breakin' all the rules, oh, yeah!
I'm mending every minute of the day before
Watching the ocean, watching the shore
Watching the sunrise, and thinkin' there could never be more
Will never be more, yeah
Well, anytime you want to find me
I don't have a telephone
I'm another world away
But I always feel at home, with my
Cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Oh come on, oh come on, come on
Come on, come on
A cheap wine and a three day growth
A cheap wine and a three day growth
(Come on, oh come on, oh come on)
(I left it for my, my, my)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
(A cheap wine and a three day growth)
Lyrics submitted by TheLuckyChicken
Cheap Wine Lyrics as written by Donald Walker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I love this song. I think its about someone leaving behind all the things that never really mattered that much and just living for what he cares about. He doesnt care for love, telephones foreign cars or danneman cigars anymore. He just wants his cheap wine, 3 day growth and just to sit about doing what he enjoys. Guess thats pretty obvious but its an awesome song