Life Happened Lyrics

Life Happened lyrics

(Patrick Jason Matthews/Kerry Kurt Phillips)



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 was 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

And she handed me my change 

And
started laughing 



And said...Life Happened

Me and Bobby Chaplain
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
directed the kindergarden 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 eighteen

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 swamped
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 drivers education at St. 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 wonderlust
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
alright

And we spent the night just catching up and dancing

And life
happened