In This Life by Madonna
In This Life by Madonna

In This Life

Madonna * Track #12 On Erotica

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In This Life by Madonna

Release Date
Tue Oct 20 1992
Performed by
Madonna
Produced by
Shep Pettibone & Madonna
Writed by
Shep Pettibone & Madonna
About

“In This Life” is a pop ballad by Madonna. Recorded at the height of the AIDS epidemic, it was written about two close friends whom she’d lost to the disease and ends with a prayer that the plague will end within her lifetime.

In This Life Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
In this life I loved you most of all
What for?
Because now you're gone and I have to ask myself
What for?
What for?

[Verse 2]
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
Said that we're all made of flesh and blood
Why should he be treated differently?
Shouldn't matter who you choose to love

[Chorus]
In this life I loved you most of all
What for?
Because now you're gone and I have to ask myself
What for?

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus]
In this life I loved you most of all
What for?
Because now you're gone and I have to ask myself
What for?

[Bridge]
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

[Verse 3]
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

[Outro]
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

In This Life Q&A

Who wrote In This Life's ?

In This Life was written by Shep Pettibone & Madonna.

Who produced In This Life's ?

In This Life was produced by Shep Pettibone & Madonna.

When did Madonna release In This Life?

Madonna released In This Life on Tue Oct 20 1992.

What did Madonna say about "In This Life"?

During The Girlie Show Tour, Madonna would say a brief speech right before performing the song. On the DVD recording, she said:

This next song… This next song I wrote about two very dear friends of mine who died of AIDS. And though you don’t know my friends, I’m sure each and everyone of you tonigh...

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