Time Marches On

About this song

Written by Bobby Braddock and recorded by Tracy Lawrence, the song was released in March 1996 as the second single and title track from his album of the same name. It spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard country charts in mid-1996, and it earned a Single of the Year nomination from the Country Music Association. Billboard's Deborah Evans Price praised its vivid imagery and Lawrence's delivery.

What it's about

The song follows a married couple and their two children across the decades, from the children's childhoods through adulthood to old age, when the children have moved away and the father has died. A recurring thought is that everything changes, and the lyrics fill each stage with references to pop culture, including Hank Williams and Bob Dylan.

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Fun facts

• Covered once, including “Time Marches On (The Bootlegger Sessions) by Michael Ray”.
• Written by Bobby Braddock.
• Produced by Don Cook.