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Intro

I still see the kid in me

Building castles by the sea

And skipping rocks across those ocean waves

Still building buoy rafts

And sailing on the Kachemak

And running wild across Alaskan plains

And all my yesterdays don't seem so long ago now

And all those early years

will always seem like home somehow

 And it was real life, and it was real good

 It was a place I took for granted

 'cause I just never understood

 And there was real pain, there were real tears

 But the way my Mama loved me

 somehow carried all those years

 It was real life, Oh it was real life

I still see the kid in jeans

But now he's standing next to me

Never thought that I'd have boys to raise

I don't have it figured out

It still feels like playing house

And it's something I am learning everyday

And all of my todays seem like they're rushing by so fast

 And every time I look around I pray that it will last

 And it's real life, and it's real good

 And sometimes I take it all for granted

 even though I never should

 And there is real pain, and there are real tears

 But the way my baby loves me

 somehow carries all these years

 And this is real life

Interlude

When I'm old and turning grey

And my boys have moved away

When it's time for me to say goodbye

I hope I leave a legacy

I hope that God is proud of me

I hope that I leave something good behind

And all my yesterdays are flashing right before my eyes

 And I'm standing in God's presence when I finally realize

 This is real life, this is real good

 It's a place I took for granted 'cause I just never understood

 And there'll be no pain, and there'll be no tears

 'Cause the way my Father loves me is the reason I am here

 This is real life, oh this is real life

 Oh this is real life