Lyrics On and On It Goes - Mary Chapin Carpenter

River starts with a drop of rain
Somewhere in this world
Light years shape this arc of sky
And sand a precious pearl
And you will light a stranger's life
By letting yours unfurl
And on and on it goes
Sparks upon the wind
Like a July 4th, a crown of stars
And a good time grin
On and on it flies, on a new bird's wing
In a beating heart, the moon that rose
And the gift of spring

You can say that you'll never matter
Lose or win
The world won't care and it's hard to bear
Such a lonely wind
But you can change a stranger's life
By letting yours begin
And on and on it goes
Chance is everywhere
Like the train you missed
The rain that fell on the summer air
On and on it flies, like the time we've lost
It's either running out

Or covering all our dreams in rust

Every night the TV shows
One more bad day's news
A world away from what I know
And what I do
I could save a stranger's life
If I had a clue
On and on it goes
Attention must be paid
Before it seems we're one soul short
And a second late
And on and on it flies across the stratosphere
At the speed of love, if you stop
And feel it you will hear
On and on it goes
Sparks upon the wind
Like a July 4th, a crown of stars
And a good time grin
On and on it flies, on a new bird's wing
In a beating heart, the moon that rose
And the gift of spring