Story Behind The Song

Childhood friends grow up and one reminds the other who has lost her way of the classic dream she always spoke of.

Song Description

Childhood friends grow up and one reminds the other who has lost her way of the classic dream she always spoke of.

Lyrics

You know it's all I used to hear
How you'd have the perfect family
White picket fence and a manicured lawn
Oh girl, this ain't you
Remember the fun we had when we were pretending
We were just kids on either side of a backyard fence
That was us, we only knew about make believe

Since then we've both gone through so many changes
But what's this I hear about you taking a turn for the worse
Doesn't sound like the girl that I knew so well

You know it's all I used to hear
How you'd have the perfect family
White picket fence and a manicured lawn
Oh girl, this ain't you
Oh but now won't you look at how the two of us have grown
Yes and now we've got lots of troubles of our own
Life's not near as simple now as it used to be
Had a chat just the other day with some of our old friends
They were worried cause you've not been acting like your old self
Oh no, sister don't dare forsake your dream
You know it's all I used to hear
How you'd have the perfect family
White picket fence and a manicured lawn
Oh girl this ain't you.

Tell me girl,why do you keep on runnin' away from your teen dream
You know it's true, no matter how the world's images play out the scenes.
Take my advice,you know I only give it if you tell me it's ok if I tell you the truth.
So here it goes, you're my friend and I'm only lookin' for what I think I know is best for you.
There's just no one out there too good for you
You know my one concern is your happiness
You know I've always said you deserve the best
And I can't see you settlin' for less
Than the dream that you had back then.