Lyric discussion by Thylacine 

Cover art for I Get By lyrics by Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Incentive Dealers

What a great song. You know why? It's simple :P

The singer knows he'll never be with the girl/guy (well, it never said...)

I like the part that says:

I had another set of words to use instead of what I'm singing here The rhymes were intricate and every line was filled with alliteration and the best poetic tricks It demonstrated just how clearly I'm the perfect guy for you to hear But in reality perfection isn't really what we want so we just throw words at the page And we call it a masterpiece if any part of it sticks

Maybe it refers to how poetry is often forced, lacking true meaning. His simple words of love mean much more.

Regardless... He gets by.

:D

--Thylacine