Lyrics

LIFE GOES ON
words and music by William Kitchens

THERE'S A HOUSE IN AN OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
INSIDE A MAN IS LEARNING TO COOK
HIS WIFE LOOKS IN FROM THE KITCHEN DOOR
SOMEWHAT AMUSED, NOT QUITE SURE
HE MOVES TO HER AND TAKES HER HAND
HER MEMORY GONE, SHE DEPENDS ON HIM
FOR SO MANY YEARS, FOR BETTER OR WORSE
SHE STOOD BY HIM NOW HE'LL STAND BY HER

DAY AFTER DAY, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
YEAR AFTER YEAR, TIME AFTER TIME
NO MATTER HOW HARD, NO MATTER HOW ROUGH
IT'S A MATTER OF FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE
LIFE GOES ON

THERE'S A GIRL WHO'S LATE FOR HER JOB
SHE'S BEEN LATE FOR OVER A MONTH
THE DOCTOR CONFIRMS WHAT SHE ALREADY KNOWS
IN JUST A FEW WEEKS SHE'LL START TO SHOW
SHE'S REALLY SCARED, SHE'S SO YOUNG
SHE NEVER PLANNED THIS LITTLE ONE
THE FATHER IS GONE, AND SHE'S ON HER OWN
BUT SHE'S GONNA GIVE HER CHILD A HOME

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE CRADLE AND THE GRAVE
IN ADVERSITY WE FIND OUR INNER STRENGTH

DAY AFTER DAY, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
YEAR AFTER YEAR, TIME AFTER TIME
TEAR AFTER TEAR, HURT AFTER HURT
THROUGH JOY AND PAIN ALL OVER THE WORLD
LIFE GOES ON

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