Intro:
G D/F# C
G
I still see the kid in me
D/F#
Building castles by the sea
C G
And skipping rocks across those ocean waves
G
Still building buoy rafts
D/F#
And sailing on the Kachemak
C G
And running wild across Alaskan plains
Bm C G/D D
And all my yesterdays don't seem so long ago now
Bm C
And all those early years
G/D D
will always seem like home somehow
G D/F#
And it was real life, and it was real good
C
It was a place I took for granted
G/D D
'cause I just never understood
G D/F#
And there was real pain, there were real tears
C
But the way my Mama loved me
G/D D
somehow carried all those years
G D/F# C G D/F# C
It was real life, Oh it was real life
G
I still see the kid in jeans
D/F#
But now he's standing next to me
C G
Never thought that I'd have boys to raise
G
I don't have it figured out
D/F#
It still feels like playing house
C G
And it's something I am learning everyday
Bm C G/D D
And all of my todays seem like they're rushing by so fast
Bm C G/D D
And every time I look around I pray that it will last
G D/F#
And it's real life, and it's real good
C
And sometimes I take it all for granted
G/D D
even though I never should
G D/F#
And there is real pain, and there are real tears
C
But the way my baby loves me
G/D D
somehow carries all these years
G D/F#
And this is real life
Interlude: (2x)
Em C G D C
G
When I'm old and turning grey
D/F#
And my boys have moved away
C G
When it's time for me to say goodbye
G
I hope I leave a legacy
D/F#
I hope that God is proud of me
C G
I hope that I leave something good behind
Bm C G/D D
And all my yesterdays are flashing right before my eyes
Bm C G/D D
And I'm standing in God's presence when I finally realize
G D/F#
This is real life, this is real good
C G/D D
It's a place I took for granted 'cause I just never understood
G D/F#
And there'll be no pain, and there'll be no tears
C G/D D
'Cause the way my Father loves me is the reason I am here
G D/F# C G D/F# C
This is real life, oh this is real life
G D/F# C
Oh this is real life
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