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 was looking bright
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Well I saw her selling videos
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At a store in Eastland Mall
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I said why aren't you in Hollywood
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Taking casting calls
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And she handed me my change
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And started laughing
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And said...Life Happened
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Me and Bobby Chaplain 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 directed the kindergarden 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
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And he ordered us a round
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I said why aren't you in Rockingham
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Chasing Gordon down
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He killed his drink
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And tore the corners off his napkin
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And said...Life happened
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I was driving home from Athens
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Late one night
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A trucker fell asleep and swapped paint with me
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Said I rolled that 'velle 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 wonderlust 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
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Life Happened
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Tammy Cochran |