You swear that you're stayin' single
Next thing you know
You meet a girl at a bar
And next thing you know
You get her laughin'
It's 2 AM
You're telling your buddies
Three months in

That she ain't movin' in
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 savin' money like never before
Just to spend it all at a jewelry store
Gettin' down on one knee on her mama's porch
Just prayin' 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 gettin' used to that ring
And there the next two or three years go
Next thing you know

You weren't really tryin'
Next thing you know
There's a test on the counter
Next thing you know
She's standin' there cryin'
Noddin' 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 sayin', "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 wonderin' where they are
You're sayin' that USC's too far
It's amazing how fast 17 years go
Next thing you know
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 ya take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish
And ya tell 'em 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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