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WHEN I GET THERE

Released: November 2, 2020

lyrics

HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO TELL YOU THAT IT'LL BE WORTH IT
IF I'M GONNA LIKE OR NOT

'CAUSE
IF YOU ACCEPT IT, THEN IT MIGHT BE PERFECT AND IT'LL SURPRISE YOU TO LIKE IT A LOT

BUT
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS

I DON'T KNOW BUT I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH
THIS

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

(I'll
know
when
I'll
know
when
I
get
there)

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

IT'S A MISTAKE
I KNOW
BUT I HAD TO TAKE
IT

WISH I COULD STAY
OH NO
BUT I CAN'T FAKE
(1)
(2)
(1, 2, 3)
THIS
(LET'S GO)

(YEAH!)

(YEAH)

OOH-WHOA-OH
OOH-WHOA-OH!
OOH-WHOAAAA-OH
OOH-WHOA-OH!
OOH-OOH-WHOA-AH

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

(I'll
know
when
I
get
there)

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE

about

Despite its cheery tone, WHEN I GET THERE is about a breakup.

The writer is attempting to console the other person's concerns by admitting they don’t have the answers, evading her questions in saying “I’ll have the answer when I get to it”.

“There” in the song is not a place, but rather a state of being.