The Class Of '57:The Statler
Brothers.
Album - Country Music:Then And Now - #7 on
BB Hot Country on MERCURY Records in 1972.
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#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 and Charlotte's on
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the make.
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And Paul sells life insurance and part-time real estate.
#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.
CHORUS:
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And the class of '57 had its dreams.
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Oh, we all thought we'd change the world with our
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great works and deeds.
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Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit
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our needs.
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The class of '57 had its dreams.
#3.
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Betty runs a trailer park Jan sells Tupperware.
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Randy's on an insane ward Mary's on welfare.
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Charlie took a job with Ford, Joe took Freddie's wife.
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Charlotte took a millionaire and Freddie took his life.
#4.
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John is big in cattle, Ray is deep in debt.
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Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet.
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Linda married Sonny Brenda married me.
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And the class of all of us is just a part of history.
CHORUS:
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And the class of '57 had its dreams.
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But living life day to day is never like it seems.
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Things get complicated when you get past eighteen.
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But the class of '57 had its dreams.
OUTRO:
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The class of '57 had its dreams.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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