From the time she was 13
Julie Thompson had a dream
Someday she would see her name in lights
And after every High School play
The grown-ups all would say
That Julie's future sure is lookin' bright
Well I saw her selling videos at a store in Eastland mall
I said, "Why aren't you in Hollywood taking casting calls?"
She handed me my change and started laughing
And said Life happened
Me and Bobby Chapman fell in love
Daddy passed away and the babies came
And drama school was just too much
Now there's little league and mouths to feed and I direct a Kindergarten
Christmas pageant
Life happened
Curtis had an old Chevelle
The cops knew that car well
He never lost a race on Windy Hollow Road
By the time he turned 18
He was a Georgia dirt track king
Proudly sponsored by the local Texaco
I bumped into him at Murphy's bar
And he ordered us a round
I said, "Why aren't you in Rockingham chasing Gordon down?"
He killed his drink and tore the corners off his napkin
And said Life happened
I was driving home from Athens late one night
A trucker fell asleep and swapped paint with me
He said, "I rolled that 'Velle at least 5 times
Now I thank my stars
And I sell used cars
And I teach drivers Education at Saint Catherine's.
Yeah Life happened"
I saw the rest of my old Friends
At our reunion at the Holiday inn
And it seemed like it was only yesterday
Standing in the gym in our cap and gown full of wanderlust, and glory bound
We set out to chase our dreams on wings of passion
But somewhere along the way we got distracted
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 out all right
And we spent the night just catching up and dancing,
And Life happened
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