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On & On Lyrics
If tonight is your last train out of here
How you going to run like that?
How you going to run like that?
If there's one life, and one love left here to share
How you going to turn your back?
How you going to turn your back?
And I don't care if everyone knows what we're going through
'Cause all the roads lead back to you
On and on and on we pray
That we can break into a brighter day
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
On and on and on we go
Though I don't understand this winding road
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
If there's one thing that I need to hear from you
Is how we going to see this through?
How we going to see this through?
If there's one thing that I know to be true
Is that I'm in love with you
Is that I'm in love with you
And I don't care if everyone knows what we're going through
'Cause all the roads lead back to you
On and on and on we pray
That we can break into a brighter day
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
On and on and on we go
Though I don't understand this winding road
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
And we'll keep on keep on climbing
On down this narrow line
So we can see the other side
The other side
On and on and on we pray
That we can break into a brighter day
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
On and on and on we go
Though I don't understand this winding road
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
Goes down easy
Goes down easy
Goes down easy
Goes down easy
How you going to run like that?
How you going to run like that?
How you going to turn your back?
How you going to turn your back?
'Cause all the roads lead back to you
That we can break into a brighter day
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
On and on and on we go
Though I don't understand this winding road
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
Is how we going to see this through?
How we going to see this through?
Is that I'm in love with you
Is that I'm in love with you
'Cause all the roads lead back to you
That we can break into a brighter day
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
On and on and on we go
Though I don't understand this winding road
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
On down this narrow line
So we can see the other side
The other side
That we can break into a brighter day
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
On and on and on we go
Though I don't understand this winding road
Nothing worth anything ever goes down easy
Goes down easy
Goes down easy
Goes down easy
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In his recent interview featured on his website, Mat Kearney talked about "On and On":
"'On and On was another song that I wrote with a friend. This girl named Kate York, she's a super-talented, Nashville singer/songwriter. She was just working on some chords and I started singing along and then pretty soon we're halfway through a song and we ended up just writing it. We were going to cut it off the record; 12 songs is a lot. But I like, just really felt like, this was worth something."
Again, this doesn't really explain the meaning of the song, but the origin instead.
For me, he is singing about a complicated relationship. he is in love, but he knows that he is the only one hanging on this relationship. everytime it comes to an end, he tries to move on but finds himself again back to missing her, and praying for a chance ( brighter road). he believes that since their relationship is worth it, he has to save it at any cost !