Key: A
Introduction: A D A D
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From the time she was thirteen, Julie Thompson had a dream
A D
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
F#m7 E D
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
Bm7 E
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
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
D E
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
A D
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
A D
Proudly sponsored by the local Texaco
F#m7 E D
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 E
He killed his drink and tore the corners off his napkin
And said, life happened
D
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
D
Standing in the gym in our cap and gown
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Full of wonder, lust 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
Life happened