Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kenny Chesney
Vocals
Pat Buchanan
Electric Guitar
Gary Prim
Piano
Randy McCormick
Keyboards
Neil Thrasher
Background Vocals
Paul Leim
Drums
Wes Hightower
Background Vocals
Larry Paxton
Bass
John Jorgenson
Electric Guitar
B. James Lowry
Acoustic Guitar
Scotty Sanders
Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Thrasher
Songwriter
Wendell Mobley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kenny Chesney
Producer
Buddy Cannon
Producer
Billy Sherrill
Recording Engineer
Williams Hank
Mastering Engineer
Jake Burns
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Kevin Beamish
Mixing Engineer
Tony Castle
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All he could think about was, "I'm too young for this"
Got my whole life ahead
Hell, I'm just a kid myself
How'm 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
[Chorus]
And he said, there goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
Might as well kiss it all goodbye
There goes my life
[Verse 2]
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
Mama'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
[Chorus]
And he smiles, there goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
I love you, daddy, goodnight
There goes my life
[Verse 3]
She had that Honda loaded down
With Abercrombie clothes and fifteen pairs of shoes
And his American Express
He checked the oil, slammed the hood
Said, "You're good to go"
She hugged them both and headed off to the west coast
[Chorus]
And he cried, there goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
I love you, baby, goodbye
[Outro]
There goes my life
There goes my life
Baby, goodbye
Baby, goodbye
There goes my life
Written by: Wendell Lee Mobley, Joe Neil Thrasher