The sick are dying
The well are mad
And everyone's trying
To pretend to be glad
The game keeps playing
The world keeps spinning
Life goes on, though no one's winning

Her lesson is learned
The hardest way
His heart is burned
His soul will pay
The game keeps playing
The world keeps spinning
Life goes on, though no one's winning

Like a river, ever flowing, ever going, never slowing
Life goes on
Over rocks and falls it churns
Life goes on
Unwavering, unsavoring
Life goes on

You fall, you stumble
But rise once more
You watch your world crumble
Can't stand, so you soar
The game keeps playing
The world keeps spinning
Life goes on, I think you're winning

© Jennifer Hill 2001