Class Of 97

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[Verse 1]
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Tommy's selling used cars; Nancy's fixing hair
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Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care
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Jerry drives a truck for Sears, Charlotte's on the make
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And Paul sells life insurance and part-time real estate

[Verse 2]
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Helen is a hostess. Frank works at the mill
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Janet teaches grade school and probably always will
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Bob works for the city, and Jack's in lab research
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And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church

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[Chorus]
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And the class of '97 had it's dreams
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We all thought we'd change the world with our great works and deeds
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Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit our needs
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But the class of '97 had it's dreams

[Verse 3]
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Betty runs a trailer park. Jan sells tupperware
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Randy's on an insane ward and Mary's on welfare
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Charlotte took a job at Ford. Brenda took Freddy's wife
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Charlotte took a millionaire and Freddy took his life

[Verse 4]
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Now Johnny's big in cattle, and Ray is deep in debt
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Where Mayb has finally wound up is anybody's bet
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Linda married Sonny, and Erin married me
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And the class of all of us is just part of history

[Chorus]
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And the class of '97 had it's dreams
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But living life day by day is never what it seems
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Things get complicated when you get past eighteen
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The class of '97 had it's dreams
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The class of '97 had it's dreams
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The class of '97... had it's dreams