About the song
When you listen to **Willie Nelson – Something You Get Through**, you’re not just hearing a song—you’re sitting with an old friend who’s lived through sorrow and joy, and who knows how to speak plainly about the things that matter most. This track, released in 2018 as part of Nelson’s *Last Man Standing* album, is a masterclass in understatement and emotional clarity. At this point in his life—well into his eighties—**Willie Nelson** had nothing left to prove musically. Yet, with this song, he offers something quietly powerful: a message about grief, resilience, and the quiet dignity of endurance.
Written by **Willie Nelson** and producer/songwriter Buddy Cannon, **“Something You Get Through”** deals with loss in a way that sidesteps melodrama. Instead, it’s grounded in reality—the kind that older listeners especially will recognize. It doesn’t romanticize pain, nor does it offer easy solutions. The title itself suggests that grief isn’t something you “get over,” a phrase too often spoken to the bereaved. Instead, as **Willie** gently reminds us, it’s something you *get through*. It’s a road, not a destination. And he delivers that truth with the wisdom and tenderness of someone who’s walked it many times.
Musically, the arrangement is stripped down and intimate. Acoustic guitar, soft piano, and a steady rhythm section provide just enough support to frame Nelson’s unmistakable voice. That voice—weathered, smoky, yet still strikingly expressive—conveys a depth of emotion that no technical perfection could match. It’s a voice that’s lived, and in this song, that life experience is palpable.
What makes **Willie Nelson – Something You Get Through** so affecting is its restraint. In a world full of grand gestures and overproduction, this song whispers instead of shouts. But it is that very gentleness that allows it to reach deep. It’s a comfort for anyone who’s lost someone or something they loved, and a quiet reminder that even when we feel alone, others have walked this same path.
This is the kind of song that doesn’t age. Like **Willie Nelson** himself, it exists beyond trends—rooted in truth, offered with humility, and enduring as long as there are hearts that need healing.
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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
