From the time she was thirteen, Julie Thompson had a dream
That 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 looking 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
Esus E
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 eighteen he was the 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 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 wonder, lust and glory bound
We set out to chase our dreams on wings of passion
But somewhere along the way we got distracted
Life happened