Story Behind The Song

I was reflecting on the heartache in my own life and those close to me when these words just sort of fell out of my pen onto the paper. Chuck took it from there.

Song Description

After composing these words and having an idea for a tune, my good friend Chuck Holland created this masterpiece at 2AM as a demo. He is responsible for the music, instruments, production, recording, vocals, heck the whole thing, short the words. I soon forgot the tune I had in mind after hearing what Chuck had done. He perfectly captured the emotion written into the words in both his vocal and musical expressions. And that's why he's refered to as The Legend.

Lyrics

?Life Goes On?

-Vs.1-
There?s a man inside my mirror / Who?s looking back at me,
Sometimes I think I know him / And just what he?s supposed to be.
He?s with me every morning / When I rise up from bed,
Taunting me with memories / Of things I?ve done and said.
-Ch.-
But life goes on, on and on.
Yeah life goes on, on and on.
-Vs.2-
Got a call from an old friend / Said his wife was gonna leave,
She packed the car and took his kids / And she was gone by the end of the week.
Now he?s drowning all his sorrows / At a long and lonely bar,
He lost his house so now he sleeps / In the back seat of his car.
-Ch.- (2X)
But life goes on, on and on.
Yeah life goes on, on and on.
-Bridge-
You might think you?re immune / To all the pain that this life brings,
But if you?re breathing then you?re learning / Just how much this world can sting.
-Vs.3-
There?s a reason for the struggles / That we face throughout our lives,
All the pain that we endure / And every moment filled with strife.
God uses them to reach us / To help us comprehend,
That our lives are void and empty / Until our meaning comes from Him.
-Ch.- (2X)
But life goes on, on and on.
Yeah life goes on, on and on.

Lyrics by: Russell J. Adams, 4-7-05
Music by: Chuck Holland, 4-9-05