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Get Over It Lyrics
I turn on the tube and what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"
They point their crooked little fingers ar everybody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat
Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it
You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if I gave you some cash
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight
You don't want to work, you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing
Get over it
Get over it
If you don't want to play, then you might as well split
Get over it, Get over it
It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
Some call it sick, but I call it weak
You drag it around like a ball and chain
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down
Complain about the present and blame it on the past
I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass
Get over it
Get over it
All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it
Get over it
Get over it
It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit
Get over it, get over it
A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"
They point their crooked little fingers ar everybody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat
Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it
But you might feel better if I gave you some cash
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight
You don't want to work, you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing
Get over it
If you don't want to play, then you might as well split
Get over it, Get over it
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
Some call it sick, but I call it weak
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down
Complain about the present and blame it on the past
I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass
Get over it
All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it
Get over it
It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit
Get over it, get over it
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What are you kidding? This is one of the best Eagles lyrics of all time. It describes the Narcissistic American freeloader. Our society has become full of professional victims. "A victim of this, a victim of that" People who get into a car wreck and sue for the legal equivalent of the lottery. Whiny wimps that don't take responsibility for themselves and expect the government to take care of them.
Yea takers of society, get over it and stop asking for free stuff.
The irony is that Henley is a big time liberal supporting the Democratic party at every turn. The same party that wants to provide freebees for everyone and extend benefits into the socialist category. The democratic party wants to keep people dependent on them. Exactly what this song is against.
I love this song. I would comment on it, but it's pretty self-explanatory.
@stoolhardy True!
@stoolhardy True!
This is one of the eagles relatively recent songs that is telling everyone that they need to chill, stop bi*ching, stop sueing eachother over stupid stuff, and just get over it, it is their way of saying that we are getting too pessimistic in our culture and that we need to switch directions.
@pgtall aaYep, and this should become the temporary national anthem, especially now that stuff is sort of getting back to normal after Covid!
@pgtall aaYep, and this should become the temporary national anthem, especially now that stuff is sort of getting back to normal after Covid!
I'm really surprised more people don't know this... "Old Billy" is Shakespeare (William = Bill = Billy) and the lawyer line is from Henry VI, Part 2. The line is:
CADE: ...There shall be no money. All shall eat and drink on my score, and I will apparel them all in one livery that they may agree like brothers and worship me, their lord. DICK THE BUTCHER: The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.
In other words, Cade is proclaiming what his perfect society will be like, and Dick effectively adds, "and we'll kill all the lawyers, too!"
This song is so different from other Eagles songs, so you either love it or hate it, I think.
You don't want to work at that minimum wage, you want to live like a King..I think this is a neo liberal rich old guys song. I am a baby boomer by the way.
@delia17601 OK, Boomer.
@delia17601 OK, Boomer.
:idea: Here's what this is about - the Eagles are sick of everyone whining about everything that's gone wrong in their lives and telling them to... GET OVER IT!! The title is pretty self-explainatory.
It is obvious what this song is about. Anyway it is a great song, especially the Hell Freezes Over version.
"We were so sick of tabloid television- and this was eight years ago! I was so sick of professional victims everywhere you looked, all over the media....." -Glenn Frey
I think that pretty much sums it up, really.
Anyone know who "Billy" refers to in this song?
@nemt William Shakespeare. "Let's kill all the lawyers," is a line from his play "Henry VI."
@nemt William Shakespeare. "Let's kill all the lawyers," is a line from his play "Henry VI."
nemt--I wasn't sure either, so I googled it. He's referring to William Shakespeare, from a line in Henry VI about "removing lawyers so nefarious actions could proceed" or something.