You make sense of madness/
When my sanity hangs by a thread.

Richard Marx’s “Now and Forever” is another soft-rock classic that gets overlooked as a great song because it is soft rock. The lyrics are strong: it is a love song expressing his gratitude about what he loves about his girl. That is, he provides specifics about what he loves about this girl.

This girl helps him make sense of the madness in his life and brings him comfort when he feels like he is losing his sanity. For this, the author is grateful. He realizes he is holding a fortune in his arms. And he will be her man now and forever. If he only knew she was out there all along.

The instrumentation is solid. A finger-picked acoustic guitar accompanied by strings. I am a fan of this combination. It has a nice guitar solo, tight bridge and a timeless melody. The vocal is strong and I feel that the song is well produced.

Now and Forever Lyrics

Whenever I’m weary
From the battles that rage in my head,
You make sense of madness,
When my sanity hangs by a thread.
I lose my way but still you seem to understand,
Now and forever,
I will be your man.

Sometimes I just hold you,
Too caught up in me to see
I’m holding a fortune,
That heaven has given to me.
I’ll try to show you each and every way I can,
Now and forever,
I will be your man.

Now I can rest my worries and always be sure,
That I won’t be alone anymore.
If I’d only known you were there all the time,
All this time.

Until the day the ocean doesn’t touch the sand,
Now and forever,
I will be your man.
Now and forever,
I will be your man.

Songwriters: Richard Marx