Key: E major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I was lousy at math,
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a failed historian
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Carlene was the valedictorian
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I was the quarterback
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She was the whiz kid in the
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horned- rimmed glasses
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It'd been a long time
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Since I'd set foot on my
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I ended up by the old schoolyard
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And this redhead pulls up in a
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blue sports car and says
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I guess it's been forever?
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It took a second to put
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it all together, I said
Verse 2
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Oo- la- la- la- la- la lookin'
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good Carlene
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Oh- my- my- my- my- my
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time's been good to you
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girl you glitter like Hollywood
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Good God Carlene, you sure are
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Verse 3
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She said, ?Hop in, let's go for a spin
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Tell me what you been doing boy,
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I said, ?I write songs,
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I finally got a couple on country radio?
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She said, ?What a switch,
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I've got a PHD.,
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Now I'm modeling for money
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Imagine little miss four point o
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Smiling for the camera
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I said, ?You've come long
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way since graduation
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Let me say without reservation
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one's expectations?
Verse 4
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Oo- la- la- la- la- la lookin'
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good Carlene
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Oh- my- my- my- my- my
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time's been good to you
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girl you glitter like Hollywood
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Good God Carlene, you sure
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are lookin' good
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Verse 5
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I said, ?I hope to see you
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is too long to wait
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Pick me up at my Mama's at eight,? I said
Verse 6
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Oo- la- la- la- la- la lookin' good Carlene
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Oh- my- my- my- my- my
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time's been good to you
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girl you glitter like Hollywood
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Good God Carlene, you
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sure are look
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Outro 1
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