We Carry On

Every now and then a song comes along that has special meaning to me. They come at particularly difficult times or splendidly happy times, but they always mean something. Every song carries a message and it's up to the listener to hear what that message is. And it will be different for everyone, each person will take to heart that one lyric in their own way. A song can make you cry, a song can make you strong, a song can break your heart. I've had this song in my repertoire for some time, but just today I actually listened to the words and I thought I'd share them with you. I've been going through a particularly rough time in my life, learning to deal with the blows and move on. We were built to survive even the darkest of storms and I was reminded today that no matter what I am going through I can survive it, and things will get better...I will carry on.






We Carry On ~ Tim McGraw






He hasn't seen a drop of rain for months it seems
Rollin' river is nothing but a trickling stream
The crops are dying in the harsh sunlight
The dust on his tongue is dry
The fatted calf is down to skin and bones
We carry on

Alone in the city and she's only seventeen
The boy left her black and blue in the street so mean
Just twelve weeks along and she's got a life inside
Says she's never ever felt so alone
She walks in the shelter, they say "welcome home"

And we carry on
When our lives come undone
We carry on
Cause there's promise in the morning sun
We carry on
As the dark surrenders to the dawn
We were born to overcome
We carry on

Beyond the picket fences and the oil wells
The happy endings and the fairy tales
Is the reality of shattered lives and broken dreams
We carry on

It's the family that grieves for a lost loved one
It's the soldier who won't leave til the job is done
It's the addict trying to turn his life around
It's picking yourself up off the ground when you've been knocked down

And we carry on
When our lives come undone
We carry on
Cause there's promise in the morning sun
We carry on
As the dark surrenders to the dawn
We were born to overcome

We carry on
When our lives come undone
We carry on
Cause there's promise in the morning sun
We carry on
As the dark surrenders to the dawn
We were born to overcome
We carry on

He stands in the field, cooled by the winds of change
She smiles as her baby moves and it starts to rain