Life goes on, the world keeps turning and life goes on
   Life goes on, the world keeps turning and life goes on
  
   He was a company man
   He put his faith in the union and his take-home pay
   A good republican man
   But they closed down the factory his retirement day
  
   Life goes on whether or not there's a reason
   Life goes on, enter another season
  
   She was the pride of her dad
   But she harbored a secret in her bureau drawer
   And when the news was too bad
   She would get into trouble with the boy next door
  
   In the dead of the night
   They escape to their fantasy without a sound
   Her father still burns a light
   But they never returned and they were never found