“Either Way” opens Sky Blue Sky with a melancholic simplicity, foreshadowing the the rest of the album. Similar to Tweedy’s narrators in the remaining tracks on Sky, “Either Way” is told from someone who clearly struggles to be heard, to be loved and to be worthy of love.
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[Chorus]
Maybe the sun will shine today
The clouds will blow away
Maybe I won't feel so afraid
I will try to understand
Either way
[Verse]
Maybe you still love me
Maybe you don't
Either you will or you won't
Maybe you just need some time alone
I will try to understand
Everything has its plan
Either way
I'm gonna stay
Right for you
[Chorus]
Maybe the sun will shine today
The clouds will roll away
Maybe I won't be so afraid
I will understand
Everything has its plan
Either way
Either Way was written by Jeff Tweedy.
Either Way was produced by Wilco.
Wilco released Either Way on Tue May 15 2007.
In his memoir, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back), Jeff Tweedy writes that Sky Blue Sky was written after his recovery from an addiction to prescription painkillers:
In a lot of ways I can see it now as a fairly typical recovery-themed record. “Either Way” is basically a rewording of the Serenity Prayer...