About The Song
Unexpected fatherhood, a topic that Kenny Chesney’s “There Goes My Life” talks about, but men often dread. Being a father is no joke and is something good men respect. That respect, however, is also mixed with fear as the responsibilities of fatherhood from the perspective of a young man can be quite frightening.
The song was written by the country superstar along with Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher and was initially released in October of 2003. The story is about a teen finding out he’s about to be a father.
While the song starts up with fleeting dreams as the man gives up everything for his child, the song ends in the opposite. His grown-up daughter, his world, drives away in the song. In between the start and the end, the song talks about fatherhood and gives the listeners a glimpse into the good and the bad.
Sleepless nights are no stranger to newly initiated fathers, and these are actually moments one looks back on later in life. The song and music video shows the struggle of a young couple sacrificing for their baby, who turns into their source of happiness. When the beautiful angel grew up, it was time for her to pursue her education.
The song is also one of the many Kenny Chesney songs that was brilliantly portrayed in a music video. A movie-like music video of a young and ambitious football player turned father, the unexpected happiness in the young man’s life.
On December 20, 2003, “There Goes My Life” by Kenny Chesney reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week and stayed there for seven weeks straight.
Watch how a young father realized that his unexpected daughter was the best thing ever in Kenny Chesney’s “There Goes My Life.”
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Lyrics
All he could think about was
How I’m too young for this
Got my whole life ahead
Hell, I’m just a kid myself
How am I gonna raise one?
All he could see were his dreams
Goin’ up in smoke
So much for ditchin’ this town
And hangin’ out on the coast
Oh well, those plans are long gone
And he said, “There goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
Might as well kiss it all goodbye
There goes my life”
A couple years of up all night and a
Few thousand diapers later
That mistake he thought he made
Covers up the refrigerator
Oh yeah, he loves that little girl
Mamma’s waitin’ to tuck her in
As she fumbles up those stairs
She smiles back at him
Draggin’ that teddy bear, sleep tight
Blue eyes and bouncin’ curls
He smiles, “There goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
I love you daddy, good night
There goes my life”
She had that Honda loaded down
With Abercrombie clothes
And 15 pairs of shoes
And his American Express
He checked the oil, slammed the hood
Said, “You’re good to go”
She hugged ’em both
And headed off to the West Coast
And he cried, “There goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
I love you, baby, goodbye”
There goes my life
There goes my life
Baby, goodbye
Baby, goodbye
There goes my life
