Well, I was 18, makin' minimum wage   With a Letterman jacket and a Chevrolet   I thought I was cool, yeah   I ruled the school      You were Cum Laude with the strawberry lips   You had the whole world danglin' at your fingertips   Your senior year   An' I was your daddy's worst fear      We ran off on graduation night   Thought a couple of left hand rings   Would make everything all right      With a little bit a-live, little bit a-learn   Little bit a-watchin' a few more candles burn   And findin' out what life was      Ooh, with a little bit a-fuss, little bit a-fight   Little bit a-kiss and makin' up all night   An' one day wakin' up, oh in a real love, yeah, that's right      Well, I was 22, workin' double overtime   I was spendin' dollars an' makin' dimes   We were overdrawn   An' barely hangin' on      An' then one night you came to me   With tears in your eyes and a E P T and said   "Guess what? yeah   Baby ready or not?"      Well, I just smiled but I was scared to death   How am I gonna' have a kid   When I'm still a kid myself      With a little bit a-live, little bit a-learn   Little bit a-watchin' a few more candles burn   And findin' out what life was      Ooh, with a little bit a-fuss, little bit a-fight   Little bit a-kiss and makin' up all night   An' one day, wakin' up, oh, in a real love   Oh in a real love, yeah, it's a real love      With a little bit a-live, little bit a-learn   Little bit a-watchin' a few more candles burn   And findin' out what life was      With a little bit a-fuss, little bit a-fight   Little bit a-kiss and makin' up all night   An' one day, wakin' up, oh, in a real love   Yeah, baby, it's a real love, yeah, it's a real love, baby      Oh it's a real, real, real, real, real, real, real love   Yeah, that's right