Somebody Loves You

Shootenanny, Track 13

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Lyrics

Woke up with a bang
And a bug on your face
It crawled in your mouth
And gave you a taste of 
The good life you left behind
But I think you're gonna be fine

Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through...

This nagging malaise
Is more than a phase
It feels like a job
But no boss ever pays you to lay there
And think how you'll die
While the tears start to well in your eyes

Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through...

One more Saturday
All alone through the night
You've got to be sure
When you turn out that light 
That it's going to turn on again
You've got to be your good friend

Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through...

Related Interview Extracts

Q: There are some great lines in "Somebody Loves You," like "This nagging malaise is more than a phase."

E: I wrote that song after being alone in the basement for a week. I don't even know what I meant by it. I was just singing it to comfort myself. I think it's like 'Love of the Loveless.' You've got to learn how to take care of yourself. The somebody who loves you might have to be yourself.

Q: It is really unfair that "No boss ever pays you to lay there and think how you'll die," as you say in "Somebody Loves You."

E: It's like Albert Brooks said, 'Why can't neediness be sexy?' Likewise, why can't lying in bed while thinking about how you're going to die be a job that you get paid for? The world is so unfair.

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Favourite Parts

The chorus of this song really stays with you. "Somebody loves you and you're gonna make it through" is a message that can pick you out of just about anything.

Somebody loves you 
And you're gonna make it through

This song's about loving yourself. It really comes through in the last verse. "You've got to be your good friend".

One more Saturday
All alone through the night
You've got to be sure
When you turn out that light 
That it's going to turn on again
You've got to be your good friend