| Met her at the high school dance
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| Down at the Aragon
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| He was rockin' them parachute pants
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| Leather high tops on Couple years later
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| They went and got hitched by a Justice of the peace
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| Settled down in a Minnesota town
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| And the rest is history
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| Baby this is real life
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| Yeah they’re doin' just fine
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| Real life, real life alright
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| Left home when she was 17
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| Got her first tattoo
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| Never was the homecoming queen
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| Never was that cool
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| Now she’s serving up drinks
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| And getting new ink
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| On the east side of LA
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| Not the choice her mama would make
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| And she likes it that way
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| Baby this is real life
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| Yeah she’s doin' just fine
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| Real life, real life alright
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| Ain’t always fun, it ain’t always pretty
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| Down in the country, up in the city
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| Everybody’s different but one thing’s true
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| We all gotta' do what we gotta' do So me and my gypsy heart gonna
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| Pack up and hit the road
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| Got a song in this ol guitar
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| And a string of shows
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| When that highway calls baby
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| I’ll come runnin' with my gas tank full
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| And my six string strumming
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| Got a few friends that’ll keep on coming
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| This is all I know
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| Baby this is real life
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| Yeah I’m doin' just fine
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| Real life, real life alright |