Dedicated to Anyone Having a Loved One Experiencing a “Game Changer”

     In Facebook posts of friends and during conversations, we are hearing about loved ones heading off to college. It’s that time of the year. And weddings have been an important part of our lives this year (particularly one wedding). Whenever we associate a song with these types of events, the song that is most appropriate is “Can’t Go Back Now.” It’s a song that was released in 2008 by The Weepies, which is a married couple in Cambridge Massachusetts. Their names are Deb Talan and Steve Tannen.

      The lyrics of “Can’t Go Back Now” are included below. There are two sentences that stand out. The first seems necessary for a proper understanding of the song, Yes, The speaker repeatedly states that you can’t go back, but the listener is also told, “If you ever turn around, you'll see me.”  The second sentence is a message that the speaker understands the importance of the listener’s situation – “But in the end, the only steps that matter are the ones you take all by yourself.”

Yesterday when you were young
Everything you needed done was done for you
Now you do it on your own
But you find you're all alone, what can you do?

You and me walk on, walk on, walk on
'Cause you can't go back now

You know there will be days
When you're so tired
That you can't take another step
The night will have no stars
And you'll think you've gone as far
As you will ever get

You and me walk on, walk on, walk on
'Cause you can't go back now

And yeah, yeah, you go where you want to go
Yeah, yeah, be what you want to be
If you ever turn around, you'll see me

I can't really say
Why everybody wishes they were somewhere else
But in the end, the only steps that matter
Are the ones you take all by yourself

You and me walk on, walk on, walk on
Yeah, you and me walk on, walk on, walk on
'Cause you can't go back now
Walk on, walk on, walk on
You can't go back now

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