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>From the time she was thirteen, 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 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
Chorus 1:
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And said, life happened
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Me and Bobby Chapman fell in love
D E
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 a kindergarten Christmas pageant
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Life happened
Esus E
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Curtis had an old Chevelle, 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 he was the 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
F#m7 E D
I said why aren't you in Rockingham chasing Gordon down
Bm7 Esus E
He killed his drink and tore the corners off his napkin
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And said, life happened
I was driving home from Athens late one night
A trucker fell asleep and swapped paint with me
Said I rolled that bed at least five times
Now I thank my stars and I sell used cars
And I teach driver's education at St. Catherine's
Yeah life happened
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I saw the rest of my old friends
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 wonder, lust and glory bound
Bm7 C#m D
We set out to chase our dreams on wings of passion
Bm7 Esus E
But somewhere along the way we got distracted
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Life happened
Our clothes went out of fashion with our songs
We started families and bought SUV's
Became step dads and soccer moms
I finally realized we turned alright
And we spent the night just catching up and dancing
And life happened
Ends on "A"