Hand In My Pocket

Album: Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Charted: 26 15
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  • I'm broke but I'm happy, I'm poor but I'm kind
    I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah
    I'm high but I'm grounded, I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed
    I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby
    And what it all comes down to
    Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine
    'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
    And the other one is giving a high five

    I feel drunk but I'm sober, I'm young and I'm underpaid
    I'm tired but I'm working, yeah
    I care but I'm restless, I'm here but I'm really gone
    I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby

    And what it all comes down to
    Is that everything's gonna to be quite alright
    'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
    And the other one is flicking a cigarette

    And what it all comes down to
    Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet
    'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
    And the other one is giving a peace sign

    I'm free but I'm focused, I'm green but I'm wise
    I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby
    I'm sad but I'm laughing, I'm brave but I'm chicken shit
    I'm sick but I'm pretty baby

    And what it all boils down to
    Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet
    But I've got one hand in my pocket
    And the other one is playing the piano

    And what it all comes down to, my friends, yeah
    Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine
    'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
    And the other one is hailing a taxi cab Writer/s: Alanis Nadine Morissette, Glen Ballard
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 6

  • Ray from Ny NyMaybe underrated but radio stations appreciate it enough to play it often. I love the choice to displace the lines where the other hand is doing something so that it does not rhyme. it goes against formula and conformity which seems to be the overall message of the album. l'd like to find out more about this choice, very clever.
  • Mike from Kansas CityThere are two meanings... And the first had to do with the common relationship to "hand in pocket" add regards giving to charity. Though she is broke, poor, short, young, tired, disillusioned and so on.... She can still reach in her pocket and fund something to give back.... Meaning she still has value.

    The second regards her follow up line with what she does with the other hand. Overall no matter what her situation (always followed up with "but I'm kind.... I'm working... Happy... Etc), she still had two hands to work, love, give... And so long as she has these two hands... Everything is Gonna be "fine, fine, fine."
  • Scott from Orchard Park, NyI read somewhere that she is supposed to be masturbating with the one hand in her pocket. She kind of moans at the end of her lines.
  • Fariha from Dhaka, BangladeshI feel this song talks about the things we go through in life. We have a lot of trouble but 'what it all boils down to is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine'. It also symbolizes growing up in a sense. It's a very refreshing change at a time when everyone's focused on the problems and difficulties. I love Alanis!
  • Rahul from Chennai, Indiathis song is awesome..... one of the best off jagged little pill...n bout the song..well yeah i agree with the songfact...
  • Tracy from Tulsa, OkLearning to recognize who you are an embracing it.
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