I am not a fan of White Snake.  If it takes only one song to make one a fan, then Here I go Again, seals the deal.  I envy musicians.  Surely it must feel “god-like” to stand before thousands of people with a guitar, or a keyboard and sing that one song which you have written.  The individuals standing, hang on to every word–and you know that for a few minutes at least, lives have been changed.

The essential “aloneness,” the fact that we are “thrown” into the world is captured by this lyric.  I think that it was Sartre who said that man/woman is thrown into the world.  We find ourselves here, without a reason, without a why.  According to Sartre and others, it is up to each of us to construct a reason for our being here.  That is as persuasive a take on the human condition as I’ve encountered.

So here is a great song by White Snake.  Enjoy!  The lyrics are appended after the video.

Here I Go Again

HERE I GO AGAIN

Songwriters: David Coverdale / Bernie Marsden

I don’t know where I’m going
But I sure know where I’ve been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday

And I’ve made up my mind,
I ain’t wasting no more time

Here I go again
Here I go again

Though I keep searching for an answer,
I never seem to find what I’m looking for
Oh, Lord, I pray
You give me strength to carry on,

‘Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams

Here I go again on my own
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
Like a hobo I was born to walk alone

But I’ve made up my mind
I ain’t wasting no more time

Just another heart in need of rescue,
Waiting on love’s sweet charity
I am gonna hold on
For the rest of my days,

‘Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams

Here I go again on my own
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
Like a hobo I was born to walk alone
And I’ve made up my mind
I ain’t wasting no more time

But here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go again,