About the song
There are songs that speak plainly, and there are songs that sit with you, quietly, like an old friend in the hush of a long afternoon. **Willie Nelson – Something You Get Through** is unmistakably the latter. Released in 2018 on his album *Last Man Standing*, this track finds **Willie Nelson**, then in his mid-80s, not just reflecting on grief and mortality, but embodying them with a tenderness that only a life deeply lived can afford.
**”Something You Get Through”** is not a song about moving on. It’s not about bouncing back, nor is it a prescription for healing. Instead, it gently opens up a space where sorrow is allowed to simply *be*. The title itself is telling: loss isn’t something you get over—it’s **something you get through**. That subtle shift in language sets the emotional tone for the song, capturing the nuance of lingering pain and the quiet resilience it requires to live alongside it.
Musically, the arrangement is as understated as it is elegant. A slow, contemplative rhythm supports **Willie Nelson’s** signature voice—weathered, warm, and filled with the gravity of experience. His delivery is plainspoken, yet deeply emotive. The instrumentation—gentle acoustic guitar, subdued piano lines, and soft backing harmonies—creates a meditative atmosphere that allows the lyrics to truly resonate.
This song resonates especially with those who have lived long enough to know that some wounds never fully close. And yet, there is comfort in that recognition. **Willie Nelson** doesn’t offer platitudes; he offers presence. In a culture that so often urges us to “move on,” his message is a balm: take your time, carry your grief, let it walk beside you.
For older listeners, or anyone who has faced deep loss, **”Something You Get Through”** is more than just a track—it’s a companion. It acknowledges what’s hard to say aloud and gives dignity to the ache of memory. In the quiet honesty of this song, **Willie Nelson** gives us permission not to fix the broken things, but to simply hold them close.
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Lyrics
When you lose the one you love
You think your world has ended
You think your world will be a waste of life
Without them in it
You feel there’s no way to go on
Life is just a sad, sad song
But love is bigger than us all
The end is not the end at all
It’s not somethin’ you get over
But it’s somethin’ you get through
It’s not ours to be taken
It’s just a thing we get to do
Life goes on and on
And when it’s gone
It lives in someone new
It’s not somethin’ you get over
But it’s somethin’ you get through
It’s not somethin’ you get over
But it’s somethin’ you get through
It’s not ours to be taken
It’s a thing we get to do
Life goes on and on
And when it’s gone
It lives in someone new
It’s not somethin’ you get over
But it’s somethin’ you get through
It’s not somethin’ you get over
But it’s somethin’ you get through
