 The song serves as a female representation of Kartel's version in which the protagonist says she will not leave her lover for another person.These interpretations are shown mainly in the chorus; "I won't leave you for a money man/No matter what we go through".According to Spencer Kornhaber of "The Atlantic", the lyrics of "Gonna Get Better" find Fifth Harmony singing about sticking with a guy even when he can't pay for nice things".