Real Life

 
Intro
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Verse 1
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 I still see the kid in me building castles by the sea
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 And skipping rocks across those ocean waves
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 Still building buoy rafts 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 will always seem like home somehow

Chorus 1
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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 'cause I just never understood
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And there was real pain and there were real tears
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But the way my Mama loved me somehow carried all those years
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It was real life        oh it was real life

Verse 2
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 I still see the kid in jeans 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  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  I look around I pray that it will last

Chorus 2
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And it's real life and it's real good
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And somes I take it all for granted
         Dsus         D
Even though I never should
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And there is real pain and there are real tears
          C2                           Dsus                D
But the way my baby loves me somehow carries all these years
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And this is real life

Interlude
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Verse 3
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 When I'm old and turning grey and my boys have moved away
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 When it's  for me to say goodbye
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 I hope I leave a legacy 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

Chorus 3
        G                   D/F#
This is real life this is real good
            C2                                     Dsus        D
It's the 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
           C2                               Dsus       D
'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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This is real life