Angela Strehli (born in Lubbock, TX, on 22 November 1945) is an American bl… Read Full Bio ↴Angela Strehli (born in Lubbock, TX, on 22 November 1945) is an American blues singer and songwriter. During her career , Strehli has been major name in the Austin, TX, blues scene that has included Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton, Sue Foley and Stevie Ray Vaughan. She featured in Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli & Lou Ann Barton and has also recorded as Angela Strehli Band.

Strehli sang with Austin-based bands including Fabulous Rockets, Angela & Lewis And The Sunnyland Special, and James Polk & the Brothers starting in 1966. In 1970, she teamed up with bluesman W.C. Clark in the Southern Feeling blues band. From 1971 until she left Austin, Strehli worked at Clifford Antone's blues club as a singer, stage manager, and booker, introducing new acts including Stevie Ray Vaughn. Vaughn returned the favor in 1985, bringing Strehli on stage to sing with him during his Carnegie Hall concert.

In 1987, Strehli released her first album, Soul Shake, with blues standards from Elmore James, J.B. Hutto and Eddie Taylor and Strehli's own compositions. In spite of a guest appearance on Austin City Limits and a tour with Doug Sahm, the album was not a big seller.

Strehli's best-know album is probably 1990's Dreams Come True, a collaboration with Austin contemporaries Marcia Ball and Lou Ann Barton as Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli & Lou Ann Barton.

Strehli left Austin in 1993, moving to California. Over the next five years, she released two more albums, Soul Shake (as Angela Strehli Band) and Deja Blue. She also made guest appearances on albums with Maria Muldaur and Pinetop Perkins.

In 2005, Strehli released Blue Highway, which featured guest appearances from Marcia Ball, Maria Muldaur and Paul Thon.

Strehli now devotes most of her time to running her Marin County restaurant, Rancho Nicasio, where she occasionally performs.

Go On
Angela Strehli Lyrics

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(Now you've gone now you've gone)
Since you've gone the moon the sun the stars in the sky
Know the reason why I cry
Love divine once was mine now you've gone

Since you've gone my heart my lips my tear dimmed eyes
A lonely soul within me cries
I acted smart broke your heart now you've gone

Oh what I'd give for the lifetime I've wasted
The love that I've tasted I was wrong now you've wrong
(Now you've gone now you've gone

Since you've gone my heart
(Now you've gone) now you've gone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Angela Strehli's song "Go On" speak to the pain, regret, and loneliness that come after a breakup. The opening line, "since you've gone the moon, the sun, the stars in the sky know the reason why I cry," sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is so devastated by the loss of their love that it feels like even the natural world is aware of their pain.

The second verse continues in a similarly mournful vein, as the singer lists off the parts of themselves that are suffering in the wake of the breakup: "Since you've gone my heart, my lips, my tear-dimmed eyes / A lonely soul within me cries." This is followed by a confession of sorts, as the singer acknowledges that they were responsible for driving their lover away: "I acted smart, broke your heart, now you've gone."

The final verse adds a sense of desperation to the mix, as the singer reflects on what they've lost and what they might have done differently: "Oh, what I'd give for the lifetime I've wasted / The love that I've tasted, I was wrong, now you've gone." The repetition of "now you've gone" at the end of each verse, along with the title of the song itself, reinforces the sense of finality and loss that permeates the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

(Now you've gone now you've gone)
The repetition of this phrase emphasizes the singer's pain and the fact that the subject of the song has left.

Since you've gone the moon the sun the stars in the sky
The singer feels the absence of the subject in every aspect of their life.

Know the reason why I cry
The singer believes that everything in the universe can sense the pain they feel over the subject's departure.

Love divine once was mine now you've gone
The artist had once experienced a great love, but it has now been taken away by the subject's leaving.

Since you've gone my heart my lips my tear dimmed eyes
The subject's absence has affected every part of the artist, leaving them in a state of emotional distress.

A lonely soul within me cries
The singer feels a deep sense of loneliness and sadness over the subject's departure.

I acted smart broke your heart now you've gone
The singer realizes that their own actions led to the subject's departure and they regret it deeply.

Oh what I'd give for the lifetime I've wasted
The artist wishes they could go back in time and make better choices, in order to avoid losing the love they had.

The love that I've tasted I was wrong now you've wrong
The artist realizes that they took the love they had for granted and now that it's gone, they are filled with regret.

(Now you've gone now you've gone
The repetition of this phrase at the end of the song drives home the deep pain and sense of loss felt by the artist as a result of the subject's departure.

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: KHARI CAIN, LADONNIS CRUMP, JESSE JAMES, KEITH MILLER, BRIAN WILLIAM PARKER, DAVID STOKES, BRIAN WICKER

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