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All the lyrics, meaning and easter eggs for Zach Bryan's song, ‘You'll Get By’, taken from Bryan's 2026 EP, ‘Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs’.
- Song You'll Get By
- Lyrics“You'll get by just fine
The coming of the ages
Another fuckin' dream wasted
With passing of the time
And you'll get by
Just take it slow... - Artist(s)
- Album Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs
- Released October 16, 2026
- Label Warner Records
- Songwriter(s)
- Producer(s)Zach Bryan, Jamie McLaughlin, Eddie Spear
The Background:
The final song on Zach Bryan's 2026 Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs EP, ‘You'll Get By’ serves as a quietly hopeful conclusion to a dramatic, nostalgic record.
Bryan spends much of the project looking back at his old self, while reiterating his desire to kill that version of him - symbolised by the artwork - and ‘You'll Get By‘ feels like the breakthrough in this journey. He ends the EP on a note of optimism and faith.
The Sound:
The intimacy of the message in ‘You'll Get By’ is mirrored by the pared-down composition, with the track opening with a haunting set of harmonies alongside the cry of steel guitar. It's arguably the most overtly ‘country’ song on an otherwise eclectic EP.
As the song builds out, Bryan and his co-producers Jamie McLaughlin and Eddie Spear introduce a cushioning acoustic guitar and a more uptempo drum pattern. This progression seems to represent Bryan's growth, and by the time he reaches the final iteration of the ‘You'll Get By’ chorus, it feels like he believes it a little more.
The Meaning:
‘You'll Get By’ comes across as a message of encouragement and advice from a weary soul after years of turmoil and angst. Bryan underlines to any listeners that are struggling that, ultimately, everything will be okay. He muses, “So be kind when it ain't easy / Don't let the vices in deep / And call up your mama / When you got the time”.
There are thinly veiled overtones about leaving the stress and fast-paced nature of modern life behind, tying in with Bryan's anti-AI anthem, ‘Robot Killed The Working Man’.
At the end, Bryan delivers the final lines of Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs, “And you'll find God / In a very hard road / The coming of the ages / Another practice in patience / In learnin' how to grow”. These lines capture the heart of the EP, with Bryan finding his faith and learning how to make peace with his past.
For the full lyrics to Zach Bryan’s ‘You'll Get By’, see below:
“You'll get by just fine
The coming of the ages
Another fuckin' dream wasted
With passing of the time
And you'll get by
Just take it slow
But everything, everywhere
All the time ain't a thing that you always have to know
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So be kind when it ain't easy
Don't let the vices in deep
And call up your mama
When you got the time
Let the trash take itself out
Take the telephone off the line a while
Never let your hands play for rich man's dime
And you'll get by just fine
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And she said, "Boy
You've been gone a long time"
The coming of your age has been
A long, hard practice in
Lettin' birds fly
And you'll fly east to old Kentucky
And if you're feelin' lucky
You'll spend all your spendin' money
On women, weed, and wine
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So be kind when it ain't easy
Don't let the vices in deep
And call up your mama
When you got the time
Let the trash take itself out
Don't let 'em tell you Oklahoma ain't in the South
Never let your hands work for rich man's dime
And you'll get by just fine
-
And you'll find God
In a very hard road
The coming of the ages
Another practice in patience
In learnin' how to grow”
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