The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
Since you've been gone
Since you've been unglued
It's hard to figure out
Your next move
One minute here
The next you're gone
Let's make an end
To this sad, sad song
For you it's hard to take
'Cause the pill has an awful taste
Just open up and swallow down
Once it hits bottom
Things may turn around
Unfortunately this is the case
You've got to catch up
And win the race
Straighten yourself out
You can do it
Nobody knew it
You've been through it
Everything you say has been taken wrong
Enough to say it's a sad, sad song
They can't understand that you mean to do good
I guess you could say you're misunderstood
I know you're meaning well
But you've been shot to hell
Just come back and join us now
'Cause I know that you know how
Unfortunately this is the case
You've got to catch up
And win the race
Straighten yourself out
You can do it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it, yeah, yeah
I know it seems
They're messing with your mind
But you don't have to go
Forward blind
So let the bygones be bygone
And let's make an end
To this sad, sad song
Unfortunately this is the case
You've got to catch up
And win the race
Straighten yourself out
You can do it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
Since you've been unglued
It's hard to figure out
Your next move
One minute here
The next you're gone
Let's make an end
To this sad, sad song
For you it's hard to take
'Cause the pill has an awful taste
Just open up and swallow down
Once it hits bottom
Things may turn around
Unfortunately this is the case
You've got to catch up
And win the race
Straighten yourself out
You can do it
Nobody knew it
You've been through it
Everything you say has been taken wrong
Enough to say it's a sad, sad song
They can't understand that you mean to do good
I guess you could say you're misunderstood
I know you're meaning well
But you've been shot to hell
Just come back and join us now
'Cause I know that you know how
Unfortunately this is the case
You've got to catch up
And win the race
Straighten yourself out
You can do it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it, yeah, yeah
I know it seems
They're messing with your mind
But you don't have to go
Forward blind
So let the bygones be bygone
And let's make an end
To this sad, sad song
Unfortunately this is the case
You've got to catch up
And win the race
Straighten yourself out
You can do it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it
You gonna do it
Jumpin' through it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
You gonna do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
You can do it
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This is one of my favourite ND songs--ever! I think the song, as are most of the songs on TK, is about Tony. It's pretty much a spite song, because after Tony broke up with Gwen, he wanted to get back with her. But was G going to let that happen? No way. She's saying that she doesn't care if he's facing agony, he just has to get over it, as she did too.
This song puts me in an awesome mood, and I can stay relaxed at the same time. The tune and is just great, Gwen's vocals make the song good, too.
Is she supposed to be talking to herself on the song or what? Also doesn't the song sound alot like a James Bond Theme?