In THIS Life

[Cerro de Casa]

Sitting on a park bench
Thinking about a friend of mine
He was only twenty three
Gone before he had his time
It came without a warning
Didn't want his friends to see him cry
He knew the day was dawning
And I didn't have a chance to say goodbye
In this life I loved you most of all
What for?
'Cause now you're gone and I have to ask myself
What for?
What for?
Driving down the boulevard
Thinking about a man I knew
He was like a father to me
Nothing in the world that he wouldn't do
Taught me to respect myself
He said that we're all made of flesh and blood
Why should he be treated differently
Shouldn't matter who you choose to love
In this life I loved you most of all
What for?
'Cause now you're gone and I have to ask myself
What for?
People pass by and I wonder who's next
Who determines, who knows best
Is there a lesson I'm supposed to learn in this case
Ignorance is not bliss
In this life I loved you most of all
What for?
'Cause now you're gone and I have to ask myself
What for?
People pass by and I wonder who's next
Who determines who knows best
Is there a lesson I'm supposed to learn in this case
Ignorance is not bliss
Have you ever watched your best friend die (what for)
Have you ever watched a grown man cry (what for)
Some say that life isn't fair (what for)
I say that people just don't care (what for)
They'd rather turn the other way (what for)
And wait for this thing to go away (what for)
Why do we have to pretend (what for)
Some day I pray it will end
I hope it's in this life
I hope it's in this life time
I hope it's in this life
I hope it's in this life time

 

[Iguana]

Isn't that a Delta Goodrem song?

 

[Cerro de Casa]

How dare you? After everything Mother has done for you!!!!

 

[Devil]

I literally thought this was a Delta thread until I saw the forum

 

[POP!]

I literally thought this was a Delta thread until I saw the forum

Was it the emphasis on the THIS

 

[POP!]

I like Madonna's but it is on the weaker half of Erotica, i.e. her strongest album, for me.

 

[Mike(y) W]

The story/theme/inspiration behind the song is genuinely well intentioned, but the album version is just dirge. The Girlie Show version is amazing - so it gets a 7 from me.

 

[straightorbroken]

I REMEMBER (ahem) using the lyrics for an English assignment when I was 15, how could I ever give the song less than a 10? It taught me to respect myself.

 

[Sheena]

I really don’t think it’s very good to be honest

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I think it’s so sad and emotional I love it

 

[Christian]

Not very good at all.

 

[Jark]

one of the very best songs on Erotica (and there's tough competition). it's devastating.

 

[HerSereneHighnessAnniFrid]

It’s so good! I always felt like it was a life and death two-hander with Deeper & Deeper (my favourite Madonna song) - as in GAYS IN THE CLUBZ and GAYS AFTER GOING TO CLUBZ

It’s brilliant.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Cause now
You're GONE
And I HAVE to ask myself
WHAT for?