You Got the Love
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Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
I know I can count on you
Sometimes I feel like saying "Lord, I just don't care"
But you've got the love I need to see me through

Sometimes it seems the going is just too rough
And things go wrong no matter what I do
Now and then I feel like life is just too much
But you've got the love I need to see me through

When food is gone
You are my daily meal, mhm
When friends are gone
I know my savior's love is real
Your love is real

You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
Ooh
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love

Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
I know I can count on you
Sometimes I feel like saying "Lord, I just don't care"
But you've got the love I need to see me through

Oh, it gets so rough sometimes
Oh, the going gets so hard
But I know

You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
Ooh

Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
I know I can count on you (I know, I know)
Sometimes I feel like saying "Lord, I just don't care"
But you've got the love I need to see me through

All I can do sometimes to keep it together
But I know you've got it
You've got the love

You got the love
You got the love
You got the love

You got the love
You got the love
You got the love

Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
I know I can count on you




Sometimes I feel like saying "Lord, I just don't care"
But you've got the love I need to see me through

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Source's song "You Got the Love" express the need for support and reliance on someone who can provide unconditional love and encouragement during difficult times. The opening lines speak to a feeling of helplessness, where one may feel like giving up completely. However, the lyrics indicate that the person can always turn to the one who has their back and trust them to help them through. The song acknowledges that life can be challenging, and things don't always go as planned. Still, the message is that love is a powerful tool that can help one persevere even when they feel like everything is stacked against them.


The chorus of the song emphasizes the power of love, which can provide sustenance when food is scarce or comfort when friends are not around. The lyrics suggest that this love is all-encompassing and that it can help one through seemingly insurmountable challenges. The phrase "you got the love I need to see me through" repeats throughout the song and serves as a mantra for the listener to hold onto when things get tough.


Overall, the lyrics to "You Got the Love" remind us of the importance of having someone in our lives who can support us through thick and thin. It emphasizes the power of love to help us persevere when things get rough and encourages us to hold onto hope even in the darkest of times.


Line by Line Meaning

Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
At times, I feel like giving up on everything and losing hope.


I know I can count on you
But I know I can rely on you to help me get through my struggles.


Sometimes I feel like saying 'Lord, I just don't care'
There are instances when I feel like I don't have the strength to carry on.


But you've got the love I need to see me through
But you have the kind of love that helps me overcome these tough times.


Sometimes it seems the going is just too rough
There are situations when everything seems too challenging to handle.


And things go wrong no matter what I do
Despite all my efforts, things go futile and I face disappointment.


Now and then I feel like life is just too much
At times, I feel like life has become an unbearable weight on my shoulders.


But you've got the love I need to see me through
But your love enables me to face these hardships with optimism and hope.


When food is gone, You are my daily meal, mhm
When I have nothing to sustain me, your love fills me up and gives me the strength to keep going.


When friends are gone, I know my savior's love is real
When I feel lonely and abandoned, I find comfort in the love of my savior.


Your love is real
Your love is authentic and trustworthy, and I can always depend on it.


You got the love
You possess the kind of love that is transformative and healing.


Ooh
An expression of emotion, likely indicating positivity or joy.


Oh, it gets so rough sometimes
It can become incredibly difficult to navigate and succeed at times.


Oh, the going gets so hard
The journey becomes challenging and arduous to endure.


But I know
However, I am aware that with your love, I can and will overcome.


All I can do sometimes to keep it together
There are moments when my only resort is to maintain my composure and hold on.


But I know you've got it
But I know your love is sufficient to empower me and see me through.


You've got the love
You hold the kind of love that transforms and guides me in my life.




Lyrics Β© Truelove Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Anthony Stephens, Arnecia Harris, John Truelove

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@mz.didithedaughterofzion

I remember jackin' my body to this at 10 yrs. old ('79), in Chicago. My older sister was a "member" of the Warehouse and Power Plant and taught us how to JACK! Those were some great times. I miss you Frankie Knuckles, Rob Hardy and Robert Owens. #CHICAGOHOUSE #HOUSEHEAD

🎢Sometimes I feel like throwin' my hands up in the air,
I know, I know that I can count on you.

Sometimes I feel like sayin' Lord i just don't care,
You got the love I need to see my through.🎢

SING CANDI STATON!!!



@davidjunedm

You've Got the Love
Florence + the Machine
Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
I know I can count on you
Sometimes I feel like saying "Lord I just don't care"
But you've got the love I need
To see me through
Sometimes it seems the going is just too rough
And things go wrong no matter what I do
Now and then it seems that life is just too much
But you've got the love I need
To see me through
When food is gone you are my daily meal, oh
When friends are gone I know my savior's love is real
Your love is real
'Cause you got the love
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
Time after time I think "Oh Lord what's the use?"
Time after time I think it's just no good
'Cause sooner or later in life, the things you love you loose
But you…



@loobylouboti

I'm in a weird place right now..
I just heard my nxt door neighbour play this old skool track as I lie in my garden on a rare red hot July day in Newcastle during #lockdown2020 ...
I was 15 when this remix was dropped, but it was still getting rinsed a few years later when I started going out to town drinking in our infamous Bigg Market.
I'm now 44yrs young, and just recently became a Christian..
And for the first time ever in my life, I realise that these song lyrics are about Jesus!!!
So, you'll understand why I say I'm in a weird place right now! Lo!

All this time, and all the times I've raved my nut off to this track in pubs and particularly in packed, smoky nightclubs in the 90's and beyond and never given it a thought that it was about anything other than the love between two people.
Wow, I was blind and now I see, πŸ˜‰
..



All comments from YouTube:

@daisylefleur

Frankie Knuckles and Candi Staton will forever be my favorite combo.

@leemcbride9273

One of my all-time favourite old skool tracks. Beautiful and Hypnotic. Much love to all the old skool ravers still listening to this in 2021.

@dylanging1228

the word for today is mitzi as in gimme two mitzi turbo and watch my pupils swell up

@sherylmac40

It's my favorite too , this is my favorite version. 🎯

@paulbrynes7768

This will never get old ❀

@leemcbride9273

@@paulbrynes7768 You're not wrong there Paul. It'll never get old, unlike us!

@truog1

Yup. Welcome to the layer cake my son

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@papanovembermusic

As an old raver with a faith in the unseen God this track resonates, don't care if it doesn't for you, but for me it definitely does. (This version particularly)

@alundavies8402

Yes mate dead on

@alextodd4435

The unseen God aka "the love"

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