Intro: G5 D5 C5 G5 I still see the kid in me D5 Building castles by the sea C5 G5 And skipping rocks across those ocean waves G5 Still building buoy rafts D5 And sailing on the Kachemak C5 G5 And running wild across Alaskan plains B5 C5 G5 D5 And all my yesterdays don't seem so long ago now B5 C5 And all those early years G5 D5 will always seem like home somehow G5 D5 And it was real life, and it was real good C5 It was a place I took for granted G5 D5 'cause I just never understood G5 D5 And there was real pain, there were real tears C5 But the way my Mama loved me G5 D5 somehow carried all those years G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 It was real life, Oh it was real life G5 I still see the kid in jeans D5 But now he's standing next to me C5 G5 Never thought that I'd have boys to raise G5 I don't have it figured out D5 It still feels like playing house C5 G5 And it's something I am learning everyday B5 C5 G5 D5 And all of my todays seem like they're rushing by so fast B5 C5 G5 D5 And every time I look around I pray that it will last G5 D5 And it's real life, and it's real good C5 And sometimes I take it all for granted G5 D5 even though I never should G5 D5 And there is real pain, and there are real tears C5 But the way my baby loves me G5 D5 somehow carries all these years G5 D5 And this is real life Interlude: E5 C5 G5 D5 (2x) C5 G5 When I'm old and turning grey D5 And my boys have moved away C5 G5 When it's time for me to say goodbye G5 I hope I leave a legacy D5 I hope that God is proud of me C5 G5 I hope that I leave something good behind B5 C5 G5 D5 And all my yesterdays are flashing right before my eyes B5 C5 G5 D5 And I'm standing in God's presence when I finally realize G5 D5 This is real life, this is real good C5 G5 D5 It's a place I took for granted 'cause I just never understood G5 D5 And there'll be no pain, and there'll be no tears C5 G5 D5 'Cause the way my Father loves me is the reason I am here G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 This is real life, oh this is real life G5 D5 C5 Oh this is real life
