Life Happened

Tammy Cochran
Life Happened



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 arent 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 theres 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 van 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 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

The 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