Carry On

Gerald Brennan—composer, lyricist, singer, keyboards

Older man is commiserating with a young man in love. The kid has had his heart broken. The older man knows all about this sort of thing, knows the kid well, and gives him some tough-love advice.

A love that wasn’t true,
has made a fool of you.
Still you haven’t got a clue –
wise up and carry on.

Too young to play the game,
just to die of shame,
but there’s no one else to blame –
stand tall and carry on.

Do not listen to what people say,
that may crush your youthful heart,
from this it’s hard to break away.

It isn’t what it seems,
all your crazy schemes.
Time to wake up from your dreams,
rise up and carry on.

Love has just begun.
Before you learn to run,
you need to stand by yourself.

Do not listen to what people say,
that may crush your youthful heart,
from this it’s hard to break away.

A love that wasn’t true,
has made a fool of you,
broke your simple heart in two –
but you must carry on.

Carry on.
Carry on…