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