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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = There Goes My Life

| cover = Kenny Chesney - There Goes My Life.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kenny Chesney

| album = When the Sun Goes Down

| released = October 20, 2003

| recorded = 2003

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:55 (single version)
5:02 (album version)

| label = BNA

| writer = Neil Thrasher
Wendell Mobley

| producer = Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney

| prev_title = No Shoes, No Shirt No Problems

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = When the Sun Goes Down

| next_year = 2004

| misc =

}}

'"There Goes My Life"' is a song written by Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in October 2003 as the first single from Chesney's 2004 album 'When the Sun Goes Down'. The song spent seven consecutive weeks at number one between late December 2003 and January 2004.

Content



The song is about a teen, who is blindsided when he finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant. He tells the audience that his dreams of skipping town after graduation and hanging out on the coast are ruined; in the chorus he sings, "There goes my life." By the next verse he is married to his girlfriend and their child is now a toddler. The boy discovers that it was all worth it in the end and that he loves his child more than anything. By the final verse, his daughter is grown up and going off to the West Coast herself. The father thinks as she drives away, "There goes my life, my future, my everything ..."

Music video



The music video was directed by Shaun Silva, and premiered on CMT on October 28, 2003. In the video, the protagonist is a high school football player, played by Austin Chittim. He is met after practice by his girlfriend, with news of her pregnancy. The couple decide to keep the baby, who becomes a source of happiness for them. When she grows up, she has to leave to pursue her education. The grown daughter in the video is played by actress Amber Heard.

Chart performance



The song debuted at number 46 on the US 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart for the week of October 25, 2003. It reached number one on that chart for the week of December 20, 2003 and held that position for seven consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by Alan Jackson's "Remember When". The song also peaked at number 29 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.

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References



Category:2003 singles

Category:Country ballads

Category:2000s ballads

Category:Kenny Chesney songs

Category:Songs written by Neil Thrasher

Category:Songs written by Wendell Mobley

Category:Music videos directed by Shaun Silva

Category:Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon

Category:Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson

Category:BNA Records singles

Category:2003 songs

Category:Songs about pregnancy

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