Lyrics
It's all I can do
Expressing a limitation in capability, implying a struggle to maintain a positive atmosphere for someone.
To keep that little girl smiling
Describing the effort to bring joy to a young girl, emphasizing the importance of her happiness.
And keep my faith alive
Highlighting the challenge of preserving personal faith or hope in difficult circumstances.
Takes all I got to hold on to tomorrow
Conveying the difficulty of holding onto the promise or expectation of a better future.
And you want to make it hard
Addressing the intention or actions of someone who seeks to create difficulties or challenges.
You want to make it hard on me
Reiterating the desire of someone to make the speaker's life challenging or complicated.
Some other time
Indicating a willingness to understand or be accommodating at a different time.
I'd be understanding
Referencing a prior expectation of support and friendship during difficult times.
You were supposed to be
Expressing disappointment in the failure of someone to fulfill the expected role of a supportive friend.
The friend that I needed when I was down and now
Reflecting on the need for a friend during low moments and the letdown experienced.
You want to make it hard
Repeating the notion of someone actively making the speaker's life challenging or creating obstacles.
Yeah, you want to make it hard on me
Emphasizing the determination of someone to complicate the speaker's life.
Maybe if I tried, I could turn the other cheek
Contemplating the possibility of turning a blind eye or forgiving, but questioning the extent of personal tolerance.
Maybe, but how big do I have to be
Raising the question of how much emotional strength is required to overlook or forgive.
Now you want to make it hard
Reiterating the desire or intention of someone to create challenges or difficulties for the speaker.
Yeah, you want to make it hard on me
Affirming the determination of someone to make the speaker's life harder.
Maybe if I tried, I could turn the other cheek
Repeating the contemplation of turning the other cheek, indicating a struggle with forgiveness.
Maybe, but how big do I have to be
Reiterating the question of how much resilience is needed to forgive or overlook.
I need someone
Expressing a need for emotional support, someone to provide comfort or solace.
To put their arm around me
Describing the desire for someone to physically embrace and protect the speaker.
Shelter me from all harm
Seeking shelter or protection from harm, possibly emotional or psychological.
Just as I find something to believe in
Expressing a hopeful discovery of something to believe in, possibly indicating a positive change.
You want to make it hard
Reiterating the active intention of someone to complicate the speaker's life.
You want to make it hard on me
Confirming the determination of someone to make the speaker's life challenging.
Yeah, you want to make it hard
Repeating the assertion that someone actively seeks to make the speaker's life hard.
You want to make it hard on me
Affirming the continued desire of someone to create obstacles or challenges in the speaker's life.
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