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”
Can you feel a wind blowing
Got me talking to myself
One more day, one more truth, got to find out where
Feel the blow of the river taking me there
Good Lord only get you so far, then you got to help yourself
I don’t need no reason, reason to hang my head
'Cause I gotta get over
(Get on over to the good side)
Lord I gotta get over
(Get over, you get a lil’ closer)
I gotta get over
(Getting closer to the good side)
Gotta get over
(Getting over, over)
I’ve been breaking like the waves upon the sand
You know I need some fortitude, gonna keep it close at hand
And I gotta shake it if I’m gonna break it on down the line
Ain’t nobody can help me if I stay helpless all the time
I gotta get over
(Get on over to the good side)
Gotta get over
(Help me get a little closer)
I gotta get over
(Getting closer to the good side)
Lord I gotta get over
(Getting over, over)
Got me talking to myself
One more day, one more truth, got to find out where
Feel the blow of the river taking me there
Good Lord only get you so far, then you got to help yourself
I don’t need no reason, reason to hang my head
'Cause I gotta get over
(Get on over to the good side)
Lord I gotta get over
(Get over, you get a lil’ closer)
I gotta get over
(Getting closer to the good side)
Gotta get over
(Getting over, over)
I’ve been breaking like the waves upon the sand
You know I need some fortitude, gonna keep it close at hand
And I gotta shake it if I’m gonna break it on down the line
Ain’t nobody can help me if I stay helpless all the time
I gotta get over
(Get on over to the good side)
Gotta get over
(Help me get a little closer)
I gotta get over
(Getting closer to the good side)
Lord I gotta get over
(Getting over, over)
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Gotta Get Over Lyrics as written by Justin M. Stanley Doyle Bramhall Ii
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