Real Life

Intro: 
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I still see the kid in me
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Building castles by the sea
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And skipping rocks across those ocean waves
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Still building buoy rafts
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And sailing on the Kachemak
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And running wild across Alaskan plains

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And all my yesterdays don't seem so long ago now
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And all those early years 
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will always seem like home somehow

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And it was real life, and it was real good
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It was a place I took for granted 
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'cause I just never understood
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And there was real pain, there were real tears
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But the way my Mama loved me 
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somehow carried all those years
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It was real life, 		 Oh it was real life

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I still see the kid in jeans
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But now he's standing next to me
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Never thought that I'd have boys to raise
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I don't have it figured out
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It still feels like playing house
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And it's something I am learning everyday

 
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And all of my todays seem like they're rushing by so fast
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And every time I look around I pray that it will last

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And it's real life, and it's real good
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And sometimes I take it all for granted 
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even though I never should
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And there is real pain, and there are real tears
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But the way my baby loves me 
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somehow carries all these years
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And this is real life

Interlude: (2x)
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When I'm old and turning grey
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And my boys have moved away
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When it's time for me to say goodbye
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I hope I leave a legacy
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I hope that God is proud of me
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I hope that I leave something good behind

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And all my yesterdays are flashing right before my eyes
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And I'm standing in God's presence when I finally realize

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This is real life, this is real good
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It's a place I took for granted 'cause I just never understood
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And there'll be no pain, and there'll be no tears
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'Cause the way my Father loves me is the reason I am here
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This is real life, oh this is real life
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Oh this is real life