Dissecting a hit

[Casey H]

First, I have to say that hindsight is wonderful. It is easy to see now why "Since You've Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson was such a hit song. I was reading the lyric sheet and thought, "Wow! Of course!!" The lyrics (mainly) read like conversation as they often say lyrics should -and- they are conversational in very modern terms as to how young people talk today. Particularly, this is true where she sings, "Here's the thing" and "I'm so over you".SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONEHere's the thing we started off friendsIt was cool but it was all pretendYeah yeahSince you've been goneYou dedicated you took the timeWasn't long till I called you mineYeah YeahSince you've been goneAnd all you'd ever hear me say Is how I pictured me with youThat's all you'd ever hear me sayBut since you've been goneI can breathe for the first timeI'm so movin' on Yeah yeahThanks to youNow I getWhat I wantSince you've been goneHow can I put it? you put me onI even fell for that stupid love songYeah yeahSince you've been goneHow come I never hear you sayI just wanna be with youI guess you never felt that wayBut since you've been goneI can breathe for the first timeI'm so movin' onYeah yeahThanks to youNow I get I get what I wantSince you've been goneYou had your chance you blew itOut of sight, out of mindShut your mouth I just can't take itAgain and again and again and againSince you've been goneI can breathe for the first timeI'm so movin' onYeah yeahThanks to you (thanks to you)Now I getI get what I wantI can breathe for the first timeI'm so movin' onYeah yeahThanks to you (thanks to you)Now I get (I get)You should know (you should know)That I get I get what I wantSince you've been goneSince you've been goneSince you've been goneComments? Casey