So It Goes Lyrics

Lyric discussion by untrue 

Cover art for So It Goes lyrics by Nick Lowe

Indeed.

Seems like a reflection on Cold War uncertainty. Don't know who "the kid" in the first verse is, though.

I wish I could find an official version of these lyrics as these kind of websites usually seem to have lyrics posted phonetically or by people who don't speak the native language of the writer. However, what I have been able to glean is the lyrics are about the ongoing fight for life and inevitability of death. "So it Goes" is a line from "Slaughterhouse Five" referencing either a transition or when someone dies. All the lyrics in this song seem to be about someone or a group of people trying something to prolong life or overcome challenging circumstances when...

@untrue the kid is brian Robertson from thin lizzy. Nick Lowe was on tour with the support band and would watch Robbie trying to get more power out of his marshall stack every night, throwing the occasional hissy fit