Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Oh, I was sucking on the sorry sights
And I was watching out for things to bite
I was tripping on my own two feet
And I was feeling like I got no sleep
And my thoughts were getting unrestrained
And I was looking like Ichabod Crane
I was looking for some serious fun
'Cause a bad excuse is better than none
Then it hits me, yeah, it hits me
I gotta just get through it and I'll be fine
I gotta just get through these changing times
Oh, I was paranoid about the signs
Ah, they say it's just a dangerous time
I don't answer I just decompose
'Cause I'm running with a painted rose
I don't relate to the things they say
And I don't want to be like them today
I know it's useless, dumb, and it's crass
But I guess I'm just a real outcast
Then it hits me, yeah, it hits me
I gotta just get through it and I'll be fine
I gotta just get through these changing times
I gotta just get through it
I gotta just get through it
You could talk me into bitter sweet
You could grab me off the bright night street
You gotta keep it really tight and warm
You gotta keep me laughing in the storm
Well, the roads are feeling hollow and steep
And I want to sew what I reap
I keep forgetting what I just forgot
I don't know if I'm ready or not
Then it hits me, yeah, it hits me
I gotta just get through it and I'll be fine
I gotta just get through these changing times
I gotta just get through it
I gotta just get through these changing times
And I was watching out for things to bite
I was tripping on my own two feet
And I was feeling like I got no sleep
And my thoughts were getting unrestrained
And I was looking like Ichabod Crane
I was looking for some serious fun
'Cause a bad excuse is better than none
Then it hits me, yeah, it hits me
I gotta just get through it and I'll be fine
I gotta just get through these changing times
Oh, I was paranoid about the signs
Ah, they say it's just a dangerous time
I don't answer I just decompose
'Cause I'm running with a painted rose
I don't relate to the things they say
And I don't want to be like them today
I know it's useless, dumb, and it's crass
But I guess I'm just a real outcast
Then it hits me, yeah, it hits me
I gotta just get through it and I'll be fine
I gotta just get through these changing times
I gotta just get through it
I gotta just get through it
You could talk me into bitter sweet
You could grab me off the bright night street
You gotta keep it really tight and warm
You gotta keep me laughing in the storm
Well, the roads are feeling hollow and steep
And I want to sew what I reap
I keep forgetting what I just forgot
I don't know if I'm ready or not
Then it hits me, yeah, it hits me
I gotta just get through it and I'll be fine
I gotta just get through these changing times
I gotta just get through it
I gotta just get through these changing times
Lyrics submitted by Aquarius121
Hits Me Lyrics as written by Ric Ocasek
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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