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^BSuzanne divorced her husband She got the keys to the car and the h^C#mome ^BBut her friends were really his friends No one stops by to see her much anym^C#more

^BSo one night she goes back down to the old h^C#maunts ^BThat once upon a time were her ^C#mhome ^BShe didn't know nobody out there no mo^C#mre ^BAnd the whole experience just made her feel so ^C#mold, she says

^AI want t^Eo live t^Bhe real life ^AI want to li^Eve my life^B close to the bone ^AJust because^E I'm middle-age^Bd that don't mean ^AI want to si^Et around my hous^Be and watch TV ^EI want the real l^C#mife, ^EI want to live the real ^C#mlife

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^BJackson, Jackson, was a good k^C#mid ^BHe had four years of college and a Bachelor^C#m's ^BStarted workin' when he was 21^C#m ^BGot fed up and quit when he wa^C#ms 43

^BHe said, "My whole life, I've don^C#me what I'm supposed to do ^BNow I'd like to maybe do somethin^C#mg for myself ^BAnd just as soon as I figure out ^C#mwhat that is ^BYou can bet your life, I'm gonna ^C#mgive it hell with

^AI want t^Eo live t^Bhe real life ^AI want to li^Eve my life^B close to the ^C#mbone

John Mellencamp - The real life