One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home

One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home

Woke up this morning, heard someone snoring
Knobheads going on about modern life is boring
Bears have their own music, no-one can prove it
Just like I'm a guy of guys
You think I'm gonna move it

One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home

Sum up together, nobody's the wiser
It's life in the sunshine, that's what I would advise her

One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home

One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home

Woo!
Yeeh-ha!

One day, you'll be on your own
You won't have a shout any more
One day, you'll be in the ground
You're over and out, and
You've missed the last tube home


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One Day Lyrics as written by Sharon Van Etten

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  • +5
    General Comment

    like the recording... i think it goes a bit like this:

    sister don't mind that i'm not on time she knows that i'm through with that sick of trying, don't let mind mama still love and daddy still love they know that i'm here like that i'm like mine: true and kind

    call me outside and i will now be and i will be fine with that you don't leave me now, you might love me back distance is fine, i know you can't care and nothing is big like that you don't see me now, i don't see you back

    ooh, one day i'll be fine with that ooh, one day i'll be fine with that ooh, one day i'll be fine with that you don't leave me now, do you love me back?

    just to remind you i'm a mistake how come you don't want to know you don't wanna see, you don't wanna show kicking myself, i know that you're tough yeah, we can pretend we're that gotta see how you gotta leave that

    ooh, one day i'll be fine with that ooh, one day i'll be fine with that ooh, one day i'll be fine with that you don't leave me now, do you love me back?

    snow is outside, but i'm by your fire i'll feel all the love you'll bring you gotta see how we can see this out summer in mind, and spring by your side we'll see all the love we'll keep gotta see that we can't be that

    ooh, one day i'll be fine with that ooh, one day i'll be fine with that ooh, one day i'll be fine with that you don't leave me now, do you love me back?

    TheWrongGirlon December 15, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Unlike the recording, sharon now sings "One Day" like this:

    Sister don't mind that I'm not on time she knows that i've been like that sick of trying don't let mind momma still love and daddy still love they know that i've been like that unlike mine: true and kind

    Call me outside and I will now be and I'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back?

    Distance is fine and all you can carry nothing is big like that don't see me now you don't see me back

    oh one day i'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back?

    Just to remind you I'm a mistake How come you don't want to know You don't want to see you don't want a show

    Kicking myself I know that you're tough Yeah we can pretend we're that Gotta see that we can't be like that

    oh one day i'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back?

    Snow is outside but I'm by your fire I feel all the love you bring Y'gotta see how we can see this out

    Summer in mind and spring by your side we'll see all the love we'll keep gotta see that we can't be that

    oh one day i'll be fine with that don't leave me now do you love me back? don't leave me now do you love me back? don't leave me now do you love me back?

    enchion January 06, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    from cd booklet:

    Sister don't mind that I'm not on time she knows that I'm through with that. Sick of tryin', don't let mind... Momma still love and daddy still love. They know that I'm here like that... unlike mine, true and kind. Call me your sigh and I will now be and I will be fine with that. You don't leave me now you might love me back. Distance is fine. I know you can't care - and nothing is big like that. You don't see me now I don't see you back. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. You don't leave me now do you love me back? Just to remind you I'm a mistake... How come you don't want to know? You don't want to see you don't want to show. Kicking myself, I know that you're tough - Yeah we can pretend we're that. Gotta see how you gotta leave that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. Oh don't leave me now do you love me back. Snow is outside but I'm by your fire I feel all the love you bring. You gotta see how we can see this out. Summer in mind and spring by your side we'll see all the love we'll keep. Gotta see that we can't be that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. Oh one day I'll be fine with that. You don't leave me now do you love me back. You don't leave me now do you love me back. You don't leave me now do you love me back. You don't leave me now do you love me back.

    TheWrongGirlon March 15, 2012   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Love this, love all her stuff. I once dated a guy ten years my senior, an intense and meaningful fling that we both knew couldn't last. In another life, maybe it could have. Parts of this song could be me speaking, some him, but damn. Thanks Sharon.

    crackineverythingon June 01, 2012   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    I'm not sure if this is Sharon's own story, but I'll just tell how I feel like how it would be if she was telling from her own perspective with a male partner(for sake of simplicity).

    I feel like this is a story about her being in love with another person, however he keeps seeing her without returning the same love. She's hopeful he will one day realize whatever it is that they have, and love her back genuinely - however she knows realistically it's doomed anyways, she just wants him to finally end it and she'll hopefully one day be over it.

    Her(or his) mom and dad still love her, and unlike the love she receives from him, it's "True and kind".

    When they are together, she's wondering why he hasn't left her yet, with lines like "You don't leave me now. Do you love me back?".

    She seems to have reluctantly accepted the fact that the relationship may indeed have no future, with lines like "I don't see you back", however this hurts her, since "One day I'll be fine with that".

    She is still however hopeful the other person will one day realize the love they have, and return it one day. "Don't leave me now, You might love me back."

    She knows the other person must end it, since she can't. "You gotta see how we can see this out". She hopes afterwards he will realize all that they had "You'll see all the love we'll keep", and that they couldn't make it to a real relationship. "Gotta see that we couldn't be there". And she'll be fine with that.

    Konnion November 05, 2021   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    oh wow this is so beautiful

    hab204on March 26, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love the song

    I think the whole thing could be about her parents, not a love interest.

    I may be wrong.

    I’ve never had heartache caused by my parents but I have from a love interest so when I’m singing along I’m thinking of the latter!

    Andy108on October 11, 2022   Link

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