Johnny south bound wrote me a letter Said, "Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories" And ol' Jimmy picked up his guitar again Waiting for the music to breathe Nicole is back in school again, done workin' in the factories Workin' in the factories Jessie's in her house with her man A child she foresees So this is life What's before us What's behind us What's inside us But what's above us? Or below us? Or can show us the more? So this is life What's before us What's behind us What's inside us But what's above us? Or below us? Or can show us the more? Momma's sellin' homes again She needs a dime, that woman needs a dime And poppa's out on the horse again Because he loves to ride And Dawn is back at home again A proud mama, a proud mama And Terry's back in town again But he ain't ever around So this is life What's before us What's behind us What's inside us But what's above us? Or below us? Or can show us the more? So this is life What's before us What's behind us What's inside us But what's above us? Or below us? Or can show us the more? Jenny's at the doc again Her stomach's round, her stomach's so round Bradley's at the club again, waiting for the winter storms The boys are back in school again They love to learn, they love to learn And here I am at home again Staring at the wall So this is life What's before us What's behind us What's inside us But what's above us? Or below us? Or can show us the more? So this is life What's before us What's behind us What's inside us But what's above us? Or below us? Or can show us the more?