Songs about Life

Life. That which we live. That which catches us unawares. That which runs us by.
Life. The essence of anything living. Of dreaming and of screaming. Of questioning and of answering.

All that we feel, all that we do - would be life, broadly termed. Physical and mental. Pure and adulterated. Songs about life seems like an apt way to talk about life in its broadest sense. What it signifies, what it means, where it takes us, where it streams. Everything. All this and more, I hope to answer through these lists of songs. So go ahead and give it a read.

...About Growing Up

Synonymous? Songs about life and growing up? Probably. Maybe. Let's hope this list sheds some light.

• 16 Going on 17 ~ Sound of music
• Sweet Sixteen ~ Hilary Duff
• At Seventeen ~ Janis Ian
• Live Like You Were Dying ~ Tim McGraw
• Watching Scotty Grow ~ Bobby Goldsboro
• I Hope You Dance ~ Lee Ann Womack
• It Was a Very Good Year ~ Frank Sinatra
• Grow Up ~ Simple Plan
• Stay Young ~ Patty Griffin
• Baby Girl ~ Sugarland
• Seasons in The Sun ~ Westlife
• The Night Before Life Goes On ~ Carrie Underwood
• Forever Young ~ Rod Stewart
• Back When I Was Four ~ Jeffrey Lewis
• I'm an Adult Now ~ The Pursuit of Happiness
• We've Only Just Begun ~ The Carpenters
• Through The Years ~ Kenny Rogers
• My Daughter's Growing Up ~ Bill Engvall
• Whenever You Remember ~ Carrie Underwood
• Do You Remember The Time ~ Michael Jackson
• Today ~ Smashing Pumpkins
• I Saw God Today ~ George Strait
• Life is a Highway ~ Rascal Flatts
• Fly Like an Eagle (Into the Future) ~ Steve Miller Band
• Don't Worry About a Thing ~ SHeDaisy
• Time of My Life ~ Green Day
• Photograph ~ Nickelback
• My Oh My ~ The Wreckers
• Don't Forget Me ~ Simple Minds
• Unwritten ~ Natasha Bedingfield
• These Are Special Times ~ Christina Aguilera
• These Are The Days ~ Natalie Merchant
• Mr. Blue Sky ~ Electric Light Orchestra
• A Place in This World ~ Taylor Swift
• I Won't Back Down ~ Tom Petty
• Don't Blink ~ Kenny Chesney
• We Are The Champions ~ Robbie Williams & Queen
• Remember When ~ Alan Jackson
• Only Time ~ Enya

...About Life being Hard

What would there be in life if not for some specks of sorrow and dismay? Where would the need to fight harder to get happiness come from then? Some songs about life being too hard, for you perhaps? Maybe they'll have a purging effect.

• Yesterday ~ The Beatles
• It's So Hard to Say Goodbye ~ Boyz II Men
• Po Folks ~ Bill Anderson
• Coal Miner's Daughter ~ Loretta Lynn
• Again and Again ~ Jewel
• No Surprise ~ Daughtry
• How Could an Angel Break my Heart ~ Toni Braxton
• It's a Hard Life ~ Queen
• High Cotton ~ Alabama
• Lifeline ~ Papa Roach
• Coat Of Many Colors ~ Dolly Parton
• Lesson Learned ~ Alicia Keys
• Alive ~ Pearl Jam
• You Wouldn't Know ~ Hellyeah
• Won't Back Down ~ Tom Petty
• Night Wish ~ Nemo
• Bad Day ~ Daniel Powter
• Running Down a Dream ~ Tom Petty
• Don't Say a Word ~ Sonata Arctica

...About Life Changing

Life changing experiences...Graduation and so on and so forth.

• Graduation (Friends Forever) ~ Vitamin C
• There Goes My Life ~ Kenny Chesney
• 100 Years ~ Five For Fighting
• Running ~ No Doubt
• I'll Remember ~ Madonna
• Amazing Grace sung ~ Judy Collins
• My Old Ways ~ Dr. Dog
• Smells Like Teen Spirit ~ Nirvana
• Ministry ~ N.W.O
• Everybody's Changing ~ Keane
• Wind of Change ~ Scorpions
• Que Sera ~ Doris Day

Were they good? These songs? I sure hope they were. I also hope that you will continue to browse through them for inspiration and strength or maybe just like that.