Lyrics

Every time I look at you the world just melts away
All my troubles, all my fears dissolve in your affections
You see me at my weakest but you take me as I am
And when I fall you offer me a softer place to land

You stay the course, you hold the line you keep it all together
You’re the one true thing I know I can believe in
You’re all the things that I desire you save me, you complete me
You’re the one true thing I know I can believe

I get mad so easy but you give me room to breathe
No matter what I say or do ’cause you’re too good to fight about it
Even when I have to push just to see how far you’ll go
You won’t stoop down to battle but you’ll never turn to go

You stay the course, you hold the line you keep it all together
You’re the one true thing I know I can believe in
You’re all the things that I desire you save me, you complete me
You’re the one true thing I know I can believe

There are times I cant decide when I can’t tell up from down
You make me feel less crazy otherwise I’d drown
But you pick me up and brush me off and tell me I’m ok
Sometimes that’s just what we need to get us through the day

You stay the course, you hold the line you keep it all together
You’re the one true thing I know I can believe in
You’re all the things that I desire you save me, you complete me
You’re the one true thing I know I can believe

 

Appears on

Afterglow (2003)
Afterglow Live (2004)
Closer: The Best Of Sarah McLachlan (Deluxe Edition) (2008)
The Essential Sarah McLachlan (2013)

Afterglow Live DVD (2004)

 

Versions

Album Version
from “Afterglow”
Track length: 3:55

Live: Afterglow Live
from “Afterglow Live”
Track length: 4:04

 

Compilations

Credits

Vocals, Rhodes: Sarah McLachlan
Percussion, Drums: Ashwin Sood
Guitars, Guitorgan, Church Organ: Bill Dillon
Bass: Tony Levin
Cello: Jorane

 

Collaborations

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Trivia/Notes

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Sarah says

Her husband, Ash Sood, however, was the inspiration for Push, the ultimate love song. “The ultimate self-deprecating love song,” she corrects. “Yes, bless his heart. An ode to my hubby.” In the lyrics, she reveals a few of her weaknesses (I get mad so easy, Even when I have to push just to see how far you’ll go) yet sings You’re the one true thing I know I can believe in. She joked that now she can just sing the song to her husband, who also plays drums in her band, if they have a fight. “‘Sometimes I’m not the greatest at communicating, so here you go, this is my apology,’” she says, laughing.
– ELLE Canada, December 2003

 

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