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Etymology
From the idea that the world continues despite all the setbacks, the world doesn't stop for one person.
Meanings
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Saying used to encourage someone to keep moving despite hardship
It might've been one hell of a week, but hey, life goes on. You gotta get back up each time it throws you down.
Oh yeah, life goes on / Long after the thrill of livin' it's gone
1982, John Melloncamp, “Jack & Diane”, in American Fool: