Donell Jones – Life Goes On Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
Cover art for Life Goes On by Donell Jones

Life Goes On

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Life Goes On Lyrics

[Spoken Intro]
Damn, man, I had it all before I got up in here

[Chorus]
Girl, I know that you been creepin'
Can't believe it, but I'm locked up in here
Don't get no letters or no money or no visits
It's like I don't exist
And if it wasn't for my daughters
Then I wouldn't have no reason to live
But I've come to realize that life goes on

[Verse 1]
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
Shoulda knew something was wrong
When mama said "Baby, it's time for you to move on"
Now that everything I had is lost and gone

[Chorus]
Girl, I know that you been creepin'
Can't believe it, but I'm locked up in here
Don't get no letters or no money or no visits
It's like I don't exist
And if it wasn't for my daughters
Then I wouldn't have no reason to live
See, but I've come to realize that life goes on
[Chorus]
See, I never thought that you would
Leave me trapped here all alone
'Cause part of the reason I sit where I am
I was tryin' to provide a home, yeah
See, 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, yeah

[Chorus]
Girl, I know that you been creepin'
Can't believe it, but I'm locked up in here
Don't get no letters or no money or no visits
It's like I don't exist
And if it wasn't for my daughters
Then I wouldn't have no reason to live
But I've come to realize that life goes on

[Bridge]
See, I had it all
When I was on the streets
I gave you everything, yeah
(Everything that you could want)
Now that I'm locked away
With no where to turn
Now you wanna 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]
Girl, I know that you been creepin'
Can't believe it, but I'm locked up in here
Don't get no letters or no money or no visits
It's like I don't exist
And if it wasn't for my daughters
Then I wouldn't have no reason to live
But I've come to realize that life goes on

Girl, I know that you been creepin'
Can't believe it, but I'm locked up in here
Don't get no letters or no money or no visits
It's like I don't exist
And if it wasn't for my daughters
Then I wouldn't have no reason to live
But I've come to realize that life goes on

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Life Goes On unravels the obstacles Donell Jones faced due to his time in jail over a carjacking incident that occurred in November of 1999. Donell and two other men were arraigned on charges that included assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a vehicle.

The song centers on a love lost during this trying time in his life.

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Recorded At
Candyland Studios (Teaneck, New Jersey)
Release Date
June 4, 2002
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