If You're Lucky
Embracing Love's Gamble: Kelley McRae's 'If You're Lucky' Wisdom
Lyrics
If you’re lucky you get to fall in love
If you're fortunate, you have the opportunity to experience falling in love.
If you’re lucky you get to have your heart broken
Being lucky also involves the chance to go through the pain of having your heart broken.
If you’re lucky you get to fall in love again
Luck allows for the possibility of falling in love once more, suggesting resilience in matters of the heart.
If you’re lucky you get to sink before you swim
Luck may involve facing challenges ("sink before you swim") before achieving success or happiness.
Oh go find the one, the whole lot of fun before it ends
Encouragement to actively seek out enjoyable and meaningful experiences in love before they come to an end.
Oh it’s gonna bruise but you gotta lose before you win
Acknowledgment that pursuing love can be tough, involving bruises and losses, but it's a necessary part of eventual victory.
If you’re lucky
Reiteration of the theme that luck plays a role in matters of love.
If you’re lucky you get to fall in love
Repeat of the idea that luck grants the opportunity to fall in love.
If you’re lucky you get to have your heart broken
Repeat of the notion that heartbreak is a part of the fortunate experience of love.
If you’re lucky you get to fall in love again
Reiteration of the possibility of falling in love again, emphasizing the cyclical nature of love.
If you’re lucky you get to sink before you swim
Restatement of the idea that facing challenges may precede the positive experience of love.
Oh go find the one that makes your heart run into the fire
Encouragement to find a love that excites and challenges, even if it involves risks ("run into the fire").
Yeah, it’s gonna burn, but you gotta learn that you’ll be fine
Acknowledgment that such love may bring pain ("it’s gonna burn"), but the experience contributes to personal growth ("you gotta learn").
If you’re lucky
Reiteration of the theme that luck is involved in the experience of love.
Go on wander out beyond the break, see what it takes to have a love in ruins
Encouragement to explore and take risks in love, even if it leads to a relationship in ruins.
Oh, the only chance you’ll ever get is when you don’t know what you’re doing
Highlighting that the only chance for a fulfilling love may come when one is unsure and taking risks.
You’ll be lucky, lucky, lucky in love
Repetition emphasizing the repeated idea that luck plays a significant role in being successful in love.
Lucky, lucky, lucky in love
-Lucky, lucky, lucky in love
-Lucky, lucky, lucky in love
-If you’re lucky you get to fall in love again
Emphasis on the possibility of falling in love again, suggesting that it is a repeated theme in one's life.
If you’re lucky you get to sink before you swim
Reiteration of the idea that challenges may precede the positive experience of love.
Lucky, lucky, lucky in love
Repetition emphasizing the role of luck in achieving success in love.
Lucky, lucky, lucky in love
-Lucky, lucky, lucky in love
-
Comment