STEPHEN BISHOP - ON AND ON

ON AND ON

STEPHEN BISHOP

SONGWRITER: STEPHEN BISHOP

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CARELESS

LABEL: ABC RECORDS

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1977

 

              Earl Stephen Bishop (born November 14, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. His biggest hits include "On and On", "It Might Be You" and "Save It for a Rainy Day". He has appeared in and contributed musically to many motion pictures, including National Lampoon's Animal House.

        "On and On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song, from his debut album Careless, became a major hit, peaking at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spending 28 weeks on the chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 6.

On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "On and On" peaked at number two. It reached number three on the corresponding Canadian chart.

              Despite failing to crack the top ten, it was the 30th ranked single on the Billboard magazine year-end chart for 1977 as a result of its almost seven-month chart run.

          The song was featured in the films Anger Management, How to Deal, The Hitcher, Margot at the Wedding, My Friend Dahmer and Remarkable Power.

Down in Jamaica

they got lots of pretty women

Steal your money

then they break your heart

Lonesome Sue

She's in love with ol' Sam

She take him from the fire

into the frying pan

 

On and on

She just keeps on trying

and she smiles

when she feels like crying

On and on...

 

Poor ol' Jimmy

Sits alone in the moonlight

He saw his woman kiss another man

So he takes a ladder

Steals the stars from the sky

Puts on Sinatra

and starts to cry

 

On and on

he just keeps on trying

and he smiles

when she feels like crying

On and on...

 

When the first time

is the last time

It can make you feel so bad

But if you know it

Show it

Hold on tight

Don't let her say, "Goodnight"

 

I got the sun on my shoulders

and my toes in the sand

My woman's left me for some other man

Aw, but I don't care

I'll just dream and stay tan

Toss up my heart

to see where it lands

 

On and on...

I just keep on trying

and I smile

when I feel like dying

On and on...