The Statler Brothers - The Class of '57 Lyrics

Tommy's selling used cars, Nancy's fixing hair
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care
Jerry drives a truck for Sears, Charlotte on the make
And Paul sells life insurance and part time real estate

Helen is a hostess, Frank works at the mill
Janet teaches grade school and probably always will
Bob works for the city, and Jack's in lab research
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church

And the class of '57 had its dreams
We all thought we'd change the world with our great work & deeds
Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit our needs
The class of '57 had its dreams

Betty runs a trailer park
Jan sells Tupperware
Randy on an insane ward
Mary's on welfare
Charlie took a job with Ford
Joe took Freddie's wife
Charlotte took a millionaire
And Freddie took his life

Johnny's big in cattle, Ray is deep in debt
Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet
Linda married Sonny, Brenda married me
And the class of all of us are just part of history

And the class of '57 had its dreams
But living life day to day is never like it seems
Things get complicated when you get past eighteen
But the class of '57 had its dreams
Oh, the class of '57 had its dreams