"Life Goes On"
I wrote and recorded this song in 1990. It is autobiographical, covering four stages of my life up to that time.
My parents died in 1977-78 and the first verse talks about their passing and how I felt about that. Eight years later Judy and I got married and the second verse is all about that time. Verse three is about Shawn being born and the last verse anticipates Stacia's arrival in 1991.
And the overall idea is that your love for your parents flows through your family relationships and children over the years.
The song is far from perfect - I sang and recorded it all in my basement on a 24 track recording studio using a Korg M-1 keyboard. Thirty-five years later, it remains an emotionally powerful song for me personally.
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It always seemed to me Your time came much too soon My life had really just really begun when you were gone Leaving your family and your friends I guess it's really true, the good die young But I was independent and strong And with my faith I carried on Never shed a tear at all, never sang this song Still ashamed to admit I didn't miss The troubled life we shared those last few years Still our life goes on And life goes on and on And then I met a girl I loved her from the start When she smiled I smiled When we touched she touched my heart It's a love I wish we could have shared with you You were good at love And you would have loved her, too And when she gave a son to me I promised I would try to be The friend that you always were to me And I wish that you could be here with me now To share my home and family And the love that we have found As our life goes on And our life goes on and on |
And now that I'm a father There's so much to know So much you could have taught me as my family grows But there's no one I can turn to When my boy holds out his hand And looks at me with trusting eyes As he tries to understand But somewhere in that patient stare I catch a glimpse of someone there And a feeling so strong, from so long ago Then I thought I saw you smile at me Through the eyes of my young son And I realized that you were with me now And were with me all along That's how love goes on and on As our life goes on and on Soon another child will join our family Another gift of love my wife has brought to me We'll always be together to the very end She's a very special mother, and my closest friend And I'll see you in my newborn's eyes And think of you with every cry And I'll love her the way that you loved me And I know that you are with me even now In the heart of my family each day A part of our tomorrow and the best of yesterday As our life goes goes on And the love goes strong As our life goes on and on And the loves goes on |