Lyrics
Uh oh oh whoa
Expression of surprise or realization.
Uh oh whoa whoa whoa
Continuation of the expressive and emotional tone.
It's been hard from the get go
Acknowledgment of difficulty or challenges from the beginning.
You been holding on baby
Addressing someone who has been holding on despite challenges.
But you gotta let go
Encouragement to let go of something burdensome.
I been riding round
Expressing the search for someone throughout the day.
I been riding round
-I been looking for you all day, yeah
-Hey
Informal greeting or attention-getter.
When you come around
Highlighting someone's positive impact on the speaker's mood.
When you come around
-You're the reason that I smile again
-Hey hey
Reiteration of positive emotions when the person is around.
You say you'll runaway, oh
Recognition of challenges and struggles, emphasizing emotional pain.
I know your heart it breaks, no
-You've taken all to take, oh
-The feeling's hard to shake, no
-You say you'll runaway, oh
-I know your heart it breaks, no
-You've taken all to take, oh
-The feeling's hard to shake, no
-Uh oh oh whoa
Repetition of earlier expressive lines for emphasis.
Uh oh whoa whoa whoa
-Uh oh oh whoa
-Uh oh whoa whoa whoa
-It's like everytime you try
Drawing parallels between facing difficulties and natural elements.
(You get let down)
-It's like water from the sky
-(On the damn ground)
-It's been hard from the get go
Reiteration of the ongoing struggle and the need to release it.
You been holding on baby
-But you gotta let go
-(Let go)
Repetition of the call to let go for emphasis.
(Let go)
-(Let go)
-(Let go)
-You gone be alright
Assurance that things will be okay, offering support and love.
You gone be alright
-Anywhere you wanna go, it's on me
-Hey
-Keep you by my side
-Keep you by my side
-Give you all my love endlessly, yeah yeah
-You say you'll runaway, oh
Reiteration of the emotional pain and its lingering effects.
I know your heart it breaks, no
-You've taken all to take, oh
-The feeling's hard to shake, oh
-The feeling's hard to shake, oh
Emphasizing the enduring difficulty in overcoming emotional challenges.
The feeling's hard to shake, oh
-You say you'll runaway, oh
Repetition of the acknowledgment of heartbreak.
I know your heart it breaks, no
-Uh oh oh whoa
Repetition for emphasis, expressing emotional intensity.
Uh oh whoa whoa whoa
-Uh oh oh whoa
-Uh oh whoa whoa whoa
-It's like everytime you try
Continuation of comparing life's struggles to natural elements.
(You get let down)
-It's like water from the sky
-(On the damn ground)
-It's been hard from the get go
Reiteration of the persistent difficulty and the necessity to release it.
You been holding on baby
-But you gotta let go
-(Let go)
Final repetition of the call to let go, underscoring its importance.
(Let go)
-It's like everytime you try
-(You get let down)
-It's like water from the sky
-(On the damn ground)
-It's been hard from the get go
-You been holding on baby
-But you gotta let go
-(Let go)
-(Let go)
-(Let go)
-(Let go)
Final emphasis on the imperative nature of letting go.
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