Written by: Shawn Colvin
Appears on: 40 Acres
Lyrics:
Oh, my soul, sometimes we don’t know what to do
We work so hard at being tough on our own
but now it’s me and you
Let’s give it up, sad bones
’cause we are following hard times
but you don’t have to stand up all alone
just put your hands in mine
Climb on……..
a back that’s strong
yeah, you can get what you want
climb on a back that’s strong
If you could save me a place in heaven
with a clean well lighted room
I’d muscle up to armegeddon
Wave to you darlin’ be home soon
If you could show me the story of love
I would write it again and again
and then you could be the women you need
If you’d just let me be the man that I am
Oh, I don’t know
sometimes we try to hard to see
but we’ve got one down and one more to go
that’s when you say to me
See also: MusicBrainz, iTunes.
I don’t have any wonderful insights about this song at the moment, but the song can be heard almost in its entirety during the movie “As Good As It Gets” with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. It is during the scene where Nicholson comes to Hunt’s apartment, and she stands in the doorway the entire time. While she is standing there and they are having conversation, you can hear this song being played in the background, presumably on the radio or a CD player.
What does it mean, “you can get what you want?” Cause its not like you get Jesus, and you get everything you’ve wanted in this world.