Don't Get Your Back Up Lyrics

Lyric discussion by velvet_underground 

Cover art for Don't Get Your Back Up lyrics by Sarah Harmer

no comments? it's such a pretty song. she has great vocals. although i can't seem to fiure out what it's about, i always thought it was about a fight with someone and trying to just forget it ever happened

Yes, it's about an argument (fight) that's going nowhere, just keeping everyone awake. But life must go on, so rather than keep arguing all night, call a cease-fire. I don't think it's about "forgetting it happened", but rather it's not currently a productive argument.