About the song
There are few artists who can speak to the heart with the quiet authority of **Willie Nelson**, and in the song **Willie Nelson – Something You Get Through**, we witness a master craftsman of song navigating one of life’s most difficult truths: grief. This isn’t a song about moving on or forgetting. It’s not about healing in the way pop culture often suggests. Instead, it offers something far more honest and comforting—acknowledgment. That some losses never truly go away. That some pains don’t get “better”—they just become part of who we are.
**Something You Get Through** is the kind of song that could only come from a man who has lived, loved, and lost deeply. Nelson’s voice here is as worn as a favorite denim jacket, soft around the edges but unflinchingly present. He doesn’t embellish or dramatize. His delivery is simple, conversational, almost as if he’s sitting beside you in the quiet hours of the morning, coffee in hand, saying the one thing no one else dares to: “I know. I’ve been there.”
The arrangement mirrors the tone—understated, elegant, and slow-burning. A gentle piano line and brushed drums create a tender frame for the lyrics, while Nelson’s guitar work, always tasteful and expressive, subtly underscores the song’s emotional weight. There’s a hush to the entire track, as though even the instruments are showing respect for the subject matter.
Lyrically, **Willie Nelson – Something You Get Through** stands as a meditation on endurance. It acknowledges that while time may dull the sharp edges of sorrow, some wounds remain. Yet, instead of hopelessness, the song offers quiet solidarity. It says, in effect: “You’re not alone. You don’t have to be over it. You just have to keep going.”
In a culture often obsessed with closure and resolution, this song is a rare and necessary counterpoint. It doesn’t rush grief. It doesn’t prescribe a timeline. It simply affirms what so many people—especially older listeners—already know in their bones: that loss changes you. And somehow, you live with it. You carry it. You get through.
With **Willie Nelson – Something You Get Through**, Nelson once again proves that some of the most powerful music doesn’t shout; it listens. It understands. It speaks softly to the deepest parts of us—and that is what makes this song unforgettable.
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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
