Life Goes On
Jones Donell Lyrics
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[Chorus]
Girl I know that you been creeping
Can't believe it, but I'm locked up in here
Don't get no letters or no money or no visits
Its like I don't exist
And if it wasn't for my daughters
But I've come to realize that life goes on
Since the day that I got locked up
My life's been different, oh yeah,
cause she was my soul, my heart, my love, my best friend
I can't understand why,
She won't accept my phone calls
Should of knew something was wrong
When mama said "baby its time for you to move on"
Now that everything I had, is gone
[Chorus]
See I never thought that you would
Leave me dry and all alone
'cause part of the reason I sit where I am
I was tryin to provide a home
Now I know that I'm not going to be there
Like I used to
But your promise to me
Was that you never would leave
And that remains to be seen
I guess everything I had is lost and gone
[Chorus]
See I had it all,
When I was on the streets
I gave you everything
(Everything that you could want)
Now that I'm locked away
With no where to turn
Now you want to up and run
(How could you do me wrong?)
All those precious times
That we used to share
Been thrown away
(As far as I can see)
See I gave my heart and soul
And now you turn away from me
[Chorus]
These lyrics by Jones Donell in his song "Life Goes On" convey emotions of betrayal and the struggle of coping with being in prison, while one's loved ones live a life outside without them. The lyrics start with the artist acknowledging that he had it all before he got incarcerated. He then shifts the focus to his significant other, who he believes has been cheating on him. He expresses his disappointment and disbelief that he is in prison while his loved ones, particularly his partner, do not stay in touch. He confesses that he feels invisible and that he has no reason to stay alive, except for his daughters. Nevertheless, he struggles to cope with life as it is and realizes that "life goes on."
As the song progresses, Jones Donell reminisces about his previous life when he was not in prison, and his loved ones were by his side. He expresses his love for his partner and how much she meant to him before his imprisonment. He then expresses hurt and confusion at his partner's decision to move on in his absence, even though he had provided for her and their home before he was incarcerated. He expected her to remain faithful, and her betrayal has made him feel more alone in prison. He feels that he has lost everything that he had and realizes that the only thing left for him to do is to accept life as it comes.
Overall, the lyrics of "Life Goes On" are extremely raw and emotional, wherein the artist reflects on the pain he is going through as he serves time in prison. He is unable to fathom why his partner would cheat on him and why she is not staying in touch, and he realizes that life can be tough yet still goes on even in his absence.
Line by Line Meaning
Damn man, I had it all before I got up in here
I had everything before I got incarcerated.
Girl I know that you been creeping
I know you've been cheating on me.
Can't believe it, but I'm locked up in here
I can't believe I'm locked up, separated from you.
Don't get no letters or no money or no visits
I don't receive any letters, money, or visits from you.
Its like I don't exist
It feels like I don't even exist to you anymore.
And if it wasn't for my daughters
If it wasn't for my daughters, I wouldn't have a reason to live.
Then I wouldn't have no reason to live
My daughters are the only reason I want to keep living.
But I've come to realize that life goes on
I've realized that life moves on, even if I'm not there.
Since the day that I got locked up
Ever since I got incarcerated,
My life's been different, oh yeah,
My life has been completely different.
cause she was my soul, my heart, my love, my best friend
She was my everything.
I can't understand why,
I can't comprehend why
She won't accept my phone calls
She won't answer my calls.
Should of knew something was wrong
I should have known something was amiss.
When mama said "baby its time for you to move on"
I should have realized something was wrong when my mom told me to move on.
Now that everything I had, is gone
Now that I've lost everything I had.
See I never thought that you would
I never thought you would
Leave me dry and all alone
Leave me alone and stranded.
'cause part of the reason I sit where I am
Part of the reason I'm incarcerated
I was tryin to provide a home
I was trying to give us a home.
Now I know that I'm not going to be there
I know I won't be there for you now.
Like I used to
Like I was before.
But your promise to me
You promised me
Was that you never would leave
You said you'd never leave me.
And that remains to be seen
Yet to be proven.
I guess everything I had is lost and gone
I suppose I've lost everything I had.
See I had it all,
I had everything
When I was on the streets
When I was free.
I gave you everything
I gave you my all.
(Everything that you could want)
(Everything you could ever want)
Now that I'm locked away
Now that I'm incarcerated.
With no where to turn
With nowhere to go.
Now you want to up and run
Now you want to leave me.
(How could you do me wrong?)
(Why would you betray me like this?)
All those precious times
All of those moments
That we used to share
That we shared before.
Been thrown away
Have been discarded.
(As far as I can see)
(From my perspective)
See I gave my heart and soul
I gave you everything I had.
And now you turn away from me
And now you're walking away from me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STACY JONES, RONNIE GUGLIELMONE
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