Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Soft in the Center' - Well, the hospital's gonna let you go / But the city's gonna stick around / Yeah, sure the stars are in the sky / But the money's still down on the ground / Man, if money didn't matter / Then I might tell you something new / You can't tell people what they want to hear / If you also want to tell the truth / And I'm just trying to tell the truth, kid / I'm just trying to tell the truth / You can't get every girl / You get the ones you love the best / You won't get every girl / You love the ones you get the best / I know bodies of water freeze over / I'm from a place with lots of lakes / But sometimes they get soft in the center / And the center is a dangerous place / It's been a long, cold winter / And now you're standing on unsafe ice / But you can probably do anything / If you could just go and get yourself right / You gotta get yourself right, kid / I'm gonna give you some advice / You can't get every girl / You get the ones you love the best / You won't get every girl / You love the ones you get the best / Kid, you can't kiss every girl / You gotta trust me on this one / You gotta trust me on this one / I know what you're going through / I had to go through that, too / I know what you're going through / I had to go through that, too / You can't get every girl / You get the ones you love the best / You won't get every girl / You love the ones you get the best / You can't get every girl / You get the ones you love the best / You won't get every girl / You love the ones you get the best / I know what you're going through