Met her at the high school dance down at the Aragon
He was rockinâ¬" them parachute pants, leather high tops on
Couple years later they went and got hitched by a
Justice of the peace
Settled down in a Minnesota town and the rest is history

Baby this is real life, yeah theyâ¬"re doinâ¬" just fine
Real life, real life alright

Left home when she was 17, got her first tattoo
Never was the homecoming queen, never was that cool
Now sheâ¬"s serving up drinks and getting new ink
On the east side of L.A.
Not the choice her mama would make and she likes it that way

Baby this is real life, yeah sheâ¬"s doinâ¬" just fine
Real life, real life alright

Ainâ¬"t always fun, it ainâ¬"t always pretty
Down in the country, up in the city
Everybodyâ¬"s different but one thingâ¬"s true
We all gottaâ¬" do what we gottaâ¬" do

So me and my gypsy heart gonna
Pack up and hit the road
Got a song in this ol guitar and a string of shows
When that highway calls baby Iâ¬"ll come runninâ¬"
With my gas tank full and my six string strumming
Got a few friends thatâ¬"ll keep on coming
This is all I know

Baby this is real life, yeah Iâ¬"m doinâ¬" just fine
Real life, real life alright