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Back on My Feet Lyrics
I've been angry
And I have strayed
I said words I never thought that I could say
And you were sad and sweet
Like a Wilco song
But I'll be back up on my feet before too long
You could say you wanted me
If I said it first
Words rang hollow
And the emptiness became a thirst
Now I could drink those words
They would make me strong
I'd be back up on my feet before too long
I'd be back up on my feet before too long
Before too long
If you'd met me now
You never would have stuck around
No, you never would have stuck around
So I will lay me down
By the salty sea
And let the water pull the sand
Over my body
To wash me clean
Like a river stone
And I'll be back up on my feet
Before you know it
Yeah, I'll be back upon my feet
Before too long
Back on my feet
Back up on my feet
Back on my feet
Back on my feet
Back on my feet
And I have strayed
I said words I never thought that I could say
And you were sad and sweet
Like a Wilco song
But I'll be back up on my feet before too long
If I said it first
Words rang hollow
And the emptiness became a thirst
Now I could drink those words
They would make me strong
I'd be back up on my feet before too long
I'd be back up on my feet before too long
Before too long
You never would have stuck around
No, you never would have stuck around
By the salty sea
And let the water pull the sand
Over my body
To wash me clean
Like a river stone
And I'll be back up on my feet
Before you know it
Yeah, I'll be back upon my feet
Before too long
Back up on my feet
Back on my feet
Back on my feet
Back on my feet
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i love this song... he sings it with so much emotion.. it has become one of my favorites
Live, Glen usually sings "like a Wilco song" instead of "like an old bar song." Also, at the end of the song, he tends to say "back on my feet before you know it" at least once.
"If you met me now, you never would have stuck around"
I think one of the most powerful lines Glen has written and he sings it with such emotion.