Amy has said in an interview that she wrote this song about her daughter Delphine, who was born in 2011, a year before this album was released. I think it's referring to life being empty and less meaningful before Delphine was born (nothing ever goes as planned is perhaps hinting that Amy's pregnancy wasn't planned or expected) but she wants Delphine to remember the little things, like how Amy always held her hand. The whole song is Amy giving her daughter advice about life. It's an amazing song!
Amy has said in an interview that she wrote this song about her daughter Delphine, who was born in 2011, a year before this album was released. I think it's referring to life being empty and less meaningful before Delphine was born (nothing ever goes as planned is perhaps hinting that Amy's pregnancy wasn't planned or expected) but she wants Delphine to remember the little things, like how Amy always held her hand. The whole song is Amy giving her daughter advice about life. It's an amazing song!