You swear that you're stayin'
single next thing you know
You meet a girl at a bar
And next thing you know
You get her laughin'
It's 2 AM
You're tellin' your buddies
three months in
That she ain't movin' in
But next thing you know
There's a U-Haul trailer
Next thing you know
Your old apartment
is y'all's new place
There goes the carpet
But the deer head stays
Next thing you know
You're savin' money like
never before
Just to spend it all at a
jewelry store
Gettin' down on one knee
on her mama's porch
Just prayin' she don't say no
Next thing you know
Your best man gives a
half-drunk speech
And you're sunburnt on a
honeymoon beach
And you're left hand's gettin'
used to that ring
And there the next
two or three years go
Next thing you know
You weren't really tryin'
Next thing you know
There's a test on the counter
Next thing you know
She's standin' there cryin'
Noddin' her head yes
You're half excited
Half scared to death
'Cause next thing you know
You're wearin' scrubs
And a funny white hat
And the doctor's sayin'
How you doin' there dad
And nobody's ever
called you that
And you take the drive
home slow
Next thing you know
It's first steps first dates
First car
It's eleven-oh-one wonderin'
where they are
You're sayin' that USC's too far
It's amazin' how fast
seventeen years go
Next thing you know
Next thing you know
Next thing you know
You get to know your
wife again
And you're more in love
than you've ever been
With a lot of years of
remember when's
And still some down the road
'Cause next thing you know
You got a yard full of
your kid's kids
And ya take 'em to church
Teach 'em to fish
And ya tell 'em stories every
chance you get
About how fast this
life down here can go
Next thing you know
Next thing you know