Next Thing You Know

I swear that you're staying single, next thing you know
 You meet a girl at a bar and next thing you know
 You get her laughing, it's 2 a.m.
 You're telling your buddies, three months in
 That she ain't moving in, the 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 saving money like never before
 Just to spend it all at a jewelry store
 Getting down on one knee on her mama's porch
 Just praying 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 your left hand's getting used to that ring
 And there the next two or three years go
 Next thing you know
 You weren't really trying, next thing you know
 There's a test on the counter, next thing you know
 She's standing there crying, nodding her head yes
 You're half excited, half scared to death
 'Cause next thing you know
 You're wearing scrubs and a funny white hat
 And the doctor's saying, "How you doin' there, dad?"
 And nobody's ever called you that
 And you take that drive home slow
 Next thing you know
 It's first steps, first dates, first car
 It's 11:01, wondering where they are
 You're saying that USC's too far
 It's amazing how fast 17 years go
 Next thing you know (next thing you know)
 Well, 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 you take them to church, teach them to fish
 And you tell them stories every chance you get
 About how fast this life down here can go
 Next thing you know
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 Next thing you know
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