Well I was 18 making minimum wage With a Letterman jacket and a Chevrolet I thought I was cool Yeah I ruled the school You were Coolatta with the strawberry lips You had the whole world dangling at your fingertips Your senior year And 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-watching a few more candles burn And finding out what life was Ooh with a little bit a-fuss little bit a-fight Little bit a-kiss and making up all night And one day waking up Oh in a real love yeah that's right Well I was 22 working double overtime I was spending dollars and making dimes We were overdrawn And barely hanging on And then one night you came to me With tears in your eyes And the EPT 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-watching a few more candles burn And finding out what life was Ooh with a little bit a-fuss little bit a-fight Little bit a-kiss and making up all night And one day waking up Oh in a real love Whoa in a real love Yeah it's a real love Mmmm with a little bit a-live little bit a-learn Little bit a-watching a few more candles burn And finding out what life was Mmm with a little bit a-fuss little bit a-fight Little bit a-kiss and making up all night And one day waking up Oh in a real love Yeah baby it's a real love Yeah it's a real love baby Whoa it's a real real real real real real real love Yeah that's right Ha ha whoa