John Mellencamp - The Real Life Lyrics
Suzanne divorced her husbandShe got the keys and the car and the homeBut her friends were really his friensNo one stops by to see her much any moreSo one night, she goes back down toThe old hauntsThat once upon a time were her ownShe didnt know nobody out there noMoreAnd the whole experience just made herFeel so oldShe saysI want to live the real lifeI want to life my life close to the boneJust because im middle-aged thatDont meanI want to sit around my house and watch tvI want the real lifeI want to live the real lifeJackson jackson was a good kidHe had four years of collegeAnd a bachelors degreeStarted workin, when he was 21Got fed up and quitWhen he was 43He said, my whole lifeIve done, what I supposed to doNow id like to maybe do somethingFor myselfAnd just as soon, I figure out whatThat isYou can bet your liveIm gonna give it hellHe saysI want to live the real lifeI want to life my life close to the boneJust because im middle-aged thatDont meanI want to sit around my house and watch tvI want the real lifeI want to live the real lifeI guess, it dont matter, how old youAreOr how old one lives to beI guess, it boils down to what we didWith our livesAnd how we deal with our ownDestiniesBut something happensWhen you reach a certain ageParticularly to to those ones, that areYoung at heartIts a lonely proposition when youRealizeThat theres less days in front of theHorseThan riding in the back of this cartI sayI want to live the real lifeI want to life my life close to the boneJust because im middle-aged thatDont meanI want to sit around my house and watch tvI want the real lifeI want to live the real life.
