Underwood, Carrie - The Night Before (Life Goes On) Lyrics






Sitting up on the roof
Sneaking a smoke by the chimney
Checking out the moon
And the city lights
He takes off his flannel shirt
And he drapes it around her shoulders
Slides up behind her and holds on tight
And she says
"I don't want this night to end
Why does it have to end?"

[Chorus:]
Tomorrow she'll be rolling down I-10
Baton Rouge, LSU
18 years in her rearview
He's got a Friday paycheck lined up down the block
At daddy's shop
It ain't much but its a job
They've been dreading this moment all summer long
The night before
Life goes on

Oooh
A tear falls off her cheek and
Right when it hits his arm he says
"Come on baby
Let's get outta here"
They take one last drive around town
And man it
Already looks different
He bangs the wheel and says
"Life ain't fair
And this growing up stuff man I don't know
I just don't wanna let you go"

[Chorus:]
Tomorrow shell be rolling down I
10 Baton Rouge
LSU
18 years in her rearview
Hes got a Friday paycheck lined up down the block
At daddy's shop
It ain't much but its a job
They've been dreading this moment all summer long
The night before
Life goes on

Yeah that's what my momma told me
And just like those kids
I didn't wanna listen to no one
Yea theres nothing you can do
Theres nothing you can say
And I know how it feels when love goes away

[Chorus:]
Tomorrow shell be rolling down I
10 Baton Rouge
LSU
18 years in her rear-view
Hes got a Friday paycheck lined up down the block
At daddies shop
It ain't much but its a job
They've been dreading this moment all summer long
But here it is
They don't have long
The night before
Life goes on
Yeah e yeah e yeah e yeah e yeahhhh





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  1. S.... A....

    To Brooke
    Keep this in mind !!!

  2. B.... P....

    GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!

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  4. A.... W....

    i gotta do this one thanks !~!~ God bless Love~~

  5. A.... B....

    baby let's get outta here.

  6. B.... M....

    I love this song so much carrie

  7. H.... B....

    love this song.

  8. S.... 1....

    Love Carrie Underwood especially her old songs

  9. I.... E....

    I'm 2years from college and haven't held hands with a guy but this still makes me cry😭😭

  10. w.... ....

    Last week before college. What happened to summer?

  11. R.... ....

    Tomorrow she'll be rolling down 1-40 OKC-WRA
    21 years in her rear view
    She's got a month of paychecks lined up down the road, at iHop
    It ain't much but it's a job
    Baby, I've dreaded this moment all summer long
    The night before......
    LIFE GOES ON!😄

  12. S.... A....

    this could me and my bf

    S.... A....

    puro landi

  13. S.... A....

    love this song,🐢🐢🐢

  14. S.... A....

    love this song

  15. S.... A....

    love this song

  16. S.... A....

    love this song sooo much

  17. S.... A....

    love this song sooo much

  18. C.... S....

    love this song

  19. T.... K....

    I love carrie and her songd this song touched me I love her and her song its so true....night before life goes on

  20. A.... W....

    Am I the only one who thinks this could become a songfic  about Dean Winchester's first girlfriend who didn't know he was a hunter , and they left each other?

    A.... W....

    +Aurora Williams you are think like me, that's dangerous, but fun :) I agree

    A.... W....

    I didn't ask for these emotions

    A.... W....

    I read this then the part about the flannel came on. Thank you for this 👌😂❤

  21. R.... W....

    Is it dad and daughter or boyfriend and girlfriend

  22. T.... O....

    Tomorrow he'll be rolling down I-81 Binghamton
    18 years in his rearview
    She's got a Friday paycheck lined up down the block
    At the smoothie shop
    It ain't much but it's a job
    They've been dreading this moment all summer long
    The night before life goes on
    guess this is what I've been doing with my time...

  23. L.... p....

    My boyfriend is leaving Tomorow morning for college and this is our last night, for a while anyways. We're gonna try to make us work. It still sucks that I'm gonna miss him tho :(

  24. w.... ....

    My bro and sis leave for college Sunday...leaving me home with my parents...il love my parenta but ill miss them

  25. M.... ....

    This would be tonight for me :( Ive listened to this song since i was a little girl it was on my first CD. I never understood it really till now

    M.... ....

    MMWAnerds same situation for me

  26. A.... B....

    i just moved to college and just left all my family and friends behind me it reminds me of my best friend cj

  27. A.... M....

    Alright LSU!!! :-)

  28. L.... ....

    Tell him thank you please

  29. C.... ....

    tell your husband I said thank you for serving for our country :)

  30. M.... E....

    Wattpad.ouch.I hope Isa will end up with Alex.

  31. K.... P....

    This song literally makes me cry every time I hear it. I changed the chorus words to my situation. One of my best friends of my entire life left for boarding school and the night before she left I sang this. She changed, made a whole bunch of new friends, and I miss her so bad. When I hear the chorus, wow, tears fly :(

  32. k.... ....

    My best friend is graduating a year before me. This song is for him.

  33. G.... M....

    I agree 100%, and yes bumper tell your husband Thank you for his service

  34. m.... w....

    This song means so much to me. I am a 15 year old boy, and I have never been in love or whatever, but this song teaches me. Carrie Underwood's music tells stories. I remember being 7 years old, in 2005, when my mother bought me her first album after I was in love with Carrie on American Idol. I can honestly say that I have been a consistent Carebear and Carrie Underwood is my idol. I will always follow Carrie's music and her as a person, she and her music have made a huge impact on my life.

    m.... w....

    michael ward I was barely even 2 years old
    when she was on American idol but my mom would always play the cds so I fell in love. I'm kinda scared tho bc a few weeks ago I realized in a few years I'll be in college on my own and I won't be a kid anymore. So now I'm just trying to hold onto it for as long as I can

  35. M.... A....

    love love love this song, omg..

  36. J.... V....

    Damn I feel so stupid when the words brought tears to my eyes..

  37. r.... w....

    I met my best friend in my junior year of high school, when I had to move my heart broke. I got to move back about two months ago and everything was great, till my parents told me we're moving back to Florida. My heart is shattered, I have to leave him again...

  38. J.... W....

    although Derek Hines is a real person or was before December 24 of 2003. I watched him die. What a Christmas present huh. And guess what i get to go back next month to that exact spot. What i am saying STOP LYING!!

  39. J.... W....

    click on either one it goes to the same place so same person!

  40. C.... H....

    is it just me or is he lying?

  41. C.... H....

    p.s. John Howard is not my real name and my age on here is fake to protect me. None of the names on youtube that i will give are real. except for the following:
    RIP Derek Hines,Scott Lofy,Mark Carson, Jake Scott. killed May14 ,2012.

  42. C.... H....

    Thank you for your support. All of us who are here in the U.S. deploying soon always love to here some of this in all conversation.
    - MJR John Howard USMC

  43. S.... G....

    This is why I'm not going to college. Part of it anyway.

  44. T.... B....

    I just bawled. That is perfect. You sir, are going to be an amazing daddy.<3

  45. T.... B....

    Lol, I live in Arkansas, and I love LSU. Not a Razorback fan...

  46. A.... R....

    If only she would change LSU to the University of Arkansas... Woo pig Sooie!

  47. J.... N....

    That is AMAZING! She's truly a lucky girl if you were willing to follow her that far. :)
    I wish you many years of happiness together!

  48. f.... h....

    @mia gallosa you guys will be just fine...my boyfriend is in college and im still a senior...you just gotta have the strength to make it work

  49. M.... g....

    my boyfriend and i have been dating for a year and two months now and. He is a senior and im a junior i he is leaving this year to college. this song makes me cry so much! w

  50. C.... C....

    "i can some up all ive learned about life in three words. It goes on."

    its one of my favorite quotes

  51. A.... C....

    i hope someday you see that message!

    I love this song guys, it makes me cry! (:

  52. A.... C....

    it's been almost five years Alexix...I don't know where you are anymore...we were just kids, but i miss you so much. I wish so badly that i could have stayed. Have you moved back to New York like you wanted to? I'm in a little back water country town now, we even got a dog! It's a nice life, but i wish you were here. I think of you everyday, i wonder sometimes if you ever think of me. i wish i hadn't moved away. when i hear this song i think of us.
    Thinking of you wherever you are, Love Ana.

  53. x.... ....

    I'm so happy that you followed her to Chicago!! Congratulations to the baby girl. I really wish you three a wonderful life. You truly deserve it

  54. b.... ....

    stopped in my tracks when I heard 1-10 and baton rouge and lsu.. I drive up and down these roads everyday. Geaux tigers!

  55. T.... ....

    This is what happened to me and my boyfriend when I moved

  56. M.... H....

    this remindes me of the notebook i love this song and love that movie

  57. s.... ....

    @bigbootybumper tell your husband thank you from those of us here who wish they could come home safe and sound....i love the troops no matter what branch....

  58. E.... G....

    @lisarm100 it's about two people who are in love with each other but they have to go their separate ways for awhile. So they try to make the most of the last night they have together.

  59. l.... ....

    what's this song about?

  60. l.... ....

    what's this song about?

  61. C.... B....

    this reminds me of what I want me and my boy friend to do the night before I move to oriville uhg im gonna miss him =:(::::::::

  62. A.... ....

    @Sirdisney How is the baby?

  63. C.... W....

    @Sirdisney Congrats on the baby girl:) you we're right to go after her.
    Good luck with your future!

  64. J.... N....

    @Sirdisney : How have all you've been, I thought that was so sweet :). Wishing you all noting but the best.

  65. H.... B....

    @Sirdisney awe i wish the best for y'all

  66. W.... V....

    @Sirdisney Nice thats the power of music

  67. v.... ....

    @Sirdisney awww,good luck on your baby!!!!^^

  68. V.... I....

    i showed my bf this song and he started to cry. he said this song describes how he wuld feel watching me drive off to college and that he wuldnt want to let me go .

  69. l.... ....

    I love this song...makes me cry though. In one day my boyfriend will be going to college six hours away from my college and we've had an amazing summer together and I'm so sad it has to end :(

  70. C.... W....

    I dropped my boyfriend off at university of texas yesterday and while we were driving his mom had this carrie underwood cd on. Then this song came on... :( made me cry my eyes out... I miss him sooo much already. I love you baby...

  71. a.... ....

    @Sirdisney That's wonderful! I wish you and your girlfriend a healthy girl and a lifetime of love and happiness

  72. C.... J....

    this is my little sister's favorite song...im not going to be able to see her tho until im 18 because DCFS split us up...i dont know what im gonna do without her or my brother...love yall both

  73. K.... A....

    @Sirdisney aww thts sweet

  74. N.... ....

    @alllllllliev I don't know what kind of excuse that was. You'll still worry about him even if you're just friends. But this way, at least, you'll be able to meet other special men in high school and college while still being important to your ex.

  75. S.... P....

    My boyfriend moved to KY a month after we started dating, and we harldy saw each other after that. Five months into it he found someone else up there and i was more than very sad. We tried so hard but it just couldnt work for us. Its been four months since we broke up and i still miss him everyday and i still love him very much. But ive tried to move on and i hope everyday that hes happy.

  76. M.... ....

    I'm 23 and still..."This growing up stuff, man, I don't know..."

  77. N.... ....

    @Sirdisney Good stuff bro!

  78. C.... V....

    I dont know why but every time i hear this song i almost cry.

  79. F.... ....

    Is this about 2 people that love each other going separate ways?
    And what's LSU.. and what state is this in?

    F.... ....

    LoboWarriorForever LSU is Louisiana state university. Basically she is going on to college out of town and he is not so first of all they will not see each other for a while and secondly she will likely be moving in different social circles now so they are breaking up preemptively because their lives will be too different now. My sister did the same thing with her bf they broke up right before college so they would not feel guilty dating other people.

  80. 9.... ....

    Unbelievable note at 3:22 i tried to sing it and lost my breath

  81. F.... ....

    @alllllllliev be strong sweetheart. I'm an Army Wife. Its hard but its so worth to wait for him.

  82. P.... C....

    Pretty much luv this song.. The fact that I go to LSU only makes it that much better..

  83. n.... ....

    i love carrie's songs. they hold so much meaning <3

  84. R.... R....

    I cried when I heard this song. My best friend Josh and I are just like this. We aren't dating, but in two years I'll be going off to college and he will be working for his dads company. He says he won't know what to do when I leave. I've lived in the same town for my whole life and I don't want to leave it. It's my safety bubble. So the line "...18 years in her rear view" gets me as well as "And man, it already looks different." I'm going to miss this city, and Josh ):

  85. b.... ....

    @freefallin89 Oh, that's so sad :( But yet, so romantic ^^
    Are you two still together?

  86. C.... E....

    I don't think this song is all about boyfriend and gifriend. It has to do with growing up in general. After high school is a time to explore and live life so relationships usually don't work out. This would be a great song for our senior assembly

  87. k.... b....

    My boyfriend moved to tx and im in tn. We had only been together for like maybe 2 months when he left. we txt and c each other when we can. April the 13th we will be together for 3 yrs. so where there is a will there is a way. I love him a lot and we are getting strongger as the days go on. so i just wanted to share my story where the girl and guy dont break up just to show you and others its not impossibe.

  88. C.... S....

    @beanybop100 thats the same with me! but if your not moving to far away you could wait till you can drive and then just drive to that school everyday like im going to in a few years

  89. H.... N....

    Awh. I like this(:

  90. J.... F....

    OK, this song makes me think of the day my older brother, not a bf, but my older brother went to college back in August. And i just started crying, i really miss him. And it makes me think of growing up and leaving home and going to college, and being on my own. And it's a scary thought to have when you're only thirteen. It's one of my biggest fears.

  91. A.... H....

    I recently attended a Carrie Underwood concert all her songs were amazing!!!!! Her songs have SUCH amazing lyrics and story lines!!!!!!!!!! This song instantly cried out at me when I heard it on her CD and I LOVE it!!!!!

  92. K.... D....

    What I don't understand is how people can not, like all of Carrie Underwood's songs(: I can sit on my computer all day long, and just listen to all of her songs(: She is truely amazing, none of the other female country stars got anything on her(: They may be great. But she is Fantastic(:

  93. T.... ....

    @tokolily Louisiana state college

  94. L.... A....

    i can really just relate this to my friends, everyone goes off to college at some point, and everyones lives change and things happen, my ex and i broke up december 09 cause he was supposed to move to florida this december and didnt want attachments looks like hes not goin now and has a new gf, oh well one door closes while another one opens, all together good song though i adore it

  95. S.... ....

    This could really fit me and my boyfriend it's so sad because we're trying to go to the same college but my parents won't let me go out of state and i just know that we won't be able to do it. This song could really fit and it's just so sad. I love him so much <3

  96. E.... L....

    @cheerfreak123101 whats LSU?

  97. E.... M....

    I love this song.... I'm. I the only one who noticed the mestakes...... Any way tht Song makes me cry I got a soft spot and I gets hit hard

  98. C.... ....

    I like this song,
    nice and sweet, short, and simple.
    keep on making videos!
    :)

  99. A.... ....

    @freefallin89 THATS SO SAD R U STILL TOGETHER I SURE HOPE SO U SOUND LIKE THE PERFECTO COUPLE =D