You Must Go On
Bernard Butler Lyrics

You can't look back
Don't dwell on the past

But you can look on ahead
Focus on the future

There's no sense of ease, no-one to please
There is nothing comfortable or pleasurable to look back to

But you carry on
Keep moving forward regardless of difficulty

You can't look so sad
Hide your sadness and keep a strong front

You can't look down your nose
Don't be arrogant or judgmental

There's nothing to believe, no use in being
There is no belief system or reason to exist

But you carry on
Keep going regardless of the lack of motivation

So cherish the days when we searched for caves
Treasure the memories of happy, carefree times

And paddled our feet in the midday heat
Nostalgic to a time when life was more simple and enjoyable

Your mother would scream if she heard you'd been
Relate an experience where mother or authority feared someone was in danger

Well it's just as well we carried on and on and.........
We were able to continue moving forward despite fear and against all odds

This can't look so bad
Present a situation that might not be horrible

Just 'cos you're on your own again
Feeling isolated and alone

You're losing sleep, you don't know how to breathe
Overthinking and anxious with a sense of suffocation

But you carry on
Still moving forward despite difficulties

There's nothing to believe, all you do is weep
No belief system or reason to exist, only sadness

But you carry on
Still pushing forward despite sadness and lack of purpose

And paddled our feet out on the heath
Relate another happy memory of simpler times

My mother would scream if she heard you'd been
Referencing a fearful mother or authority figure

Well it's just as well we carried on and on and
Despite fear and opposition we persevered and continued moving forward