Story Behind The Song
A true story.
Song Description
This song is as much an effort to convince the singer of her conviction in her words as it is an effort to persuade the person she's singing to. The story is age-old, as someone falls in love with another person who is unavailable, and the unrequited heart trieds to convince itself that everything is okay, that she is okay.
| Song Length |
3:57 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Sheryl Crow, Tori Amos |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Okay
Well, okay, it hurts a little
Well, okay sometimes a lot
But I?m better off in the middle with the little bit I?ve got
Well, okay, I should know better
Well, okay, I know I do
I could put it all in a letter that I?d never send to you
I?m okay
Well, okay, I?m nobody?s lover
Well, okay, I?m everyone?s friend
I can live with it under cover, rise above it and pretend
Well, okay, I don?t want to tell you
Well, okay, you already know
But feeling the way I do, it?s impossible not to show
I won?t do what I cannot do
And I won?t be what I cannot be
And as long as I am honest, I am free
If there were any other way
I?m okay, I?m okay, I?m okay
Well, okay, I?ve gotta be going
Well, okay, I have nowhere to go
All these sterile seeds I?m sowing, well, I?m getting to be a pro
Well, okay, it?s over and done with
Well, okay, this just starts it all
But if you think you can have fun with me,
I won?t answer when you call
I won?t do what I cannot do
And I won?t be what I?ll never be
And as long as I am faithful, I am free
If there were any other way
I?m okay, I?m okay, I?m okay