by Gary Chapman  Cecil was a hard-workin' simple man  He raised six sons and a daughter  One of them became my father  His opinion was he was here to live  Till he was too weak to work any longer  Then he became much stronger  And like a leaf on a tree he would bud in the spring  And then fall to the ground in the autumn  And in death he would leave to this earth reasons for life  And life goes on  Until it stops  And a man walks on  Until he drops  And when life ends  Well it's better still  'Cause another life goes on  Life goes on, another life goes on  It always will  Life goes on  Daddy married mom when he was seventeen  They had me and my sister and brother  We all still love each other  Some day dad will go to where his dad is  And I bet Cecil laughs when he sees him  'Cause they always were the best friends  Just as sure as there's dirt here beneath my feet  There is surely a heaven above me  And I live in a hope that is far beyond my days  That life goes on  Until it stops  And a man walks on  Until he drops  And when life ends  Well it's better still  'Cause another life goes on  Life goes on  Another life goes on  Life goes on  Until it stops  And I believe a man walks on  Until he drops  And when life ends  Well it's better still  'Cause another life goes on  Life goes on, another life goes on  It always will  Life goes on  Life goes on  Oh, yeah, ooo  Life goes on