Regretfully, Life Goes On

Regretfully, Life Goes On (Based On a True Story, Part I)

words and music by john kerns copyright 2002 john kerns music

Chorus 1:

the planes’ll still fly

as the moon rushes by

keep on turning

paint can (memories) still fade

while we sit in the shade

we keep learning

Verse 1:

pulled on the ripcord to help fight the fire

while stoking more logs on my own funeral pyre

took a vacation and cut all my hair has the

mask been repainted? regrets that...

it hurts me to say this, we love you so much but

everyone runs when the cops double back

bring back that person we once knew and loved

the mess just gets worse and regret shows...

Verse 2:

rob’s got a novel he writes after midnight,

kristin sits nesting they fight in the dark

the wedding in august, september the move

the thing he’ll miss most...barbecues

knight to queen 7, an alternate route lets the

people who smell show their new cardboard signs

a velvet oasis, the truckers, the praises, get

out of the rut and get back in the groove

Bridge:

regret another cigarette

regretfully they stand there loitering

regretfully they’ll watch the red sun

rise again

Chorus 2:

dust off our baptisms

waxing our promises

spit shined

still i told you