Trains pull in and trains pull out there's hellos and goodbyes Life goes on why can't I A new born baby waits to live and old folks wait to die Life goes on why can't I It seems to me the world should be different but it's not They dobn't care what pain I bear or how much hurt I've got The world still turns the sun still shines and you still cheat and lie Life goes on why can't I [ steel ] It seems to me the world should be different but it's not They dobn't care what pain I bear or how much hurt I've got The world still turns the sun still shines and you still cheat and lie Life goes I wonder why life goes on why can't I