We Carry On

He hasn't seen a drop of rain for months it seems Rollin river is nothing but a tricklin' stream The crops are dyin' in the harsh sun light Dust on his tongue is dry The fatted calf is down to skin and bones, we carry on Alone in the city and she's only seventeen The boy left her black and blue on the streets so mean Just twelve weeks along and she's got a life inside Says shes' never ever felt so alone She walks in the shelter, they say welcome home And we carry on when our lives come undone We carry on 'cause there's promise in the mornin' sun We carry on as the dark surrenders to the dawn We were born to overcome, we carry on Beyond the picket fences and the oil wells The happy endings and the fairy tales Is the reality of shattered lives and Broken dreams, we carry on, carry on It's the family that grieves for a lost loved one It's the soldier who wont leave 'til the job is done It's the addict trying to turn his life around It's pickin' yourself up off the ground When you've been knocked down We carry on when our lives come undone We carry on 'cause there's promise in the mornin' sun We carry on as the dark surrenders to the dawn We were born to overcome We carry on when our lives come undone We carry on 'cause there's promise in the mornin' sun We carry on as the dark surrenders to the dawn We were born to overcome, we carry on, carry on, we carry on He stands in the field, cooled by the winds of change She smiles as her baby moves and it starts to rain