I Deserve It
Lyrics
This guy was meant for me
And I was meant for him
This guy was dreamt for me
And I was dreamt for him
This guy has danced for me
And I have danced for him
This guy has cried for me
And I have cried for him
Many miles, many roads I have traveled
Fallen down on the way
Many hearts, many years have unraveled
Leading up to today
This guy has prayed for me
And I have prayed for him
This guy was made for me
And I was made for him
Many miles, many roads I have traveled
Fallen down on the way
Many hearts, many years have unraveled
Leading up to today
I have no regrets
There's nothing to forget
All the pain was worth it
Not running from the past
I tried to do what's best
I know that I deserve it
Many miles, many roads I have traveled
Fallen down on the way
Many hearts, many years have unraveled
Leading up to today
Many miles, many roads I have traveled
Fallen down on the way
Many hearts, many years have unraveled
Leading up to today
And I thank you
Credits
Written by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Programming, acoustic guitar and keyboards by Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Album
Song
This was one of the first songs from Music fans heard about. In an interview during the production of the album Mirwais said "We worked on this song called 'I Deserve It' and I really like it, I think it's one of the best of the album."
This song is clearly dedicated to 'the Guy that was meant for her'. Performing in London she explicitly dedicated the song to her husband.
In one interview however Madonna was asked if she had written a song for her son Rocco and she answered "Well, 'I Deserve It' could be about him."
Tour
During the Drowned World Tour in Barcelona, I was standing front row on the right corner of the stage when Madonna rose out of the stage, sitting on a few bales of hay. Playing the acoustic guitar she sang I Deserve It, which was really touching. When she performed it in London she dedicated the song to her husband Guy Ritchie, "the coolest guy in the universe". Remember she once dedicated the True Blue album to "her husband, the coolest guy in the universe", but that was a different husband!