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From the time she was thirteen |
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Julie Thompson had a dream |
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That someday she would see her name in lights |
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And after every high school play |
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The grown-ups all would say |
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That Julie's future sure is looking bright |
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Well, I saw her selling videos at a store in Eastland Mall |
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I said, "Why aren't you in Hollywood taking casting calls?" |
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She handed me my change and started laughing |
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And said, "Life happened |
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Me and Bobby Chapman fell in love |
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Daddy passed away and the babies came |
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And drama school was just too much |
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Now there's little league and mouths to feed |
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And I direct the kindergarten Christmas Pageant |
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Life happened" |
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Curtis had an old Chevelle |
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The cops knew that car well |
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He never lost a race on Windy Hollow road |
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By the time he turned eighteen |
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He was a Georgia Dirt Track King |
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Proudly sponsored by the local Texaco |
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I bumped into him at Murphy's bar and he ordered us a round |
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I said, "Why aren't you in Rockingham chasing Gordon down?" |
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He killed his drink, tore the corners off his napkin |
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And said, "Life happened |
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I was driving home from Athens late one night |
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A trucker fell asleep and swapped paint with me |
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Said, I rolled that van at least five times |
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Now I thank my stars and I sell used cars |
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And I teach drivers education at St. Catherine's |
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Yeah, life happened" |
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I saw the rest of my old friends |
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At our reunion at the Holiday Inn |
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And it seemed like it was only yesterday |
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Standing in the gym in our cap and gown |
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Full of wanderlust and glory bound |
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We set out to chase our dreams on wings of passion |
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But somewhere along the way we got distracted |
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Life happened |
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Our clothes went out of fashion with our songs |
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We started families and bought SUV's |
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Became step-dads and soccer-moms |
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I finally realized we turned out alright |
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And we spent the night just catching up and dancing |
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And life happened |
