[Verse 1]
Well my Daddy doesn't know it
My Mama doesn't care
My husband doesn't show it
But he's hardly ever here
I reach out and I grab it
Hold it in my hand sometimes
But most nights find me drinking
In this bar with friends of mine
[Verse 2]
I was born in San Francisco
Nineteen sixty eight
Then Mom and Daddy headed north
Beyond the Golden Gate
Out of that foggy city
To these mountains and these streams
Driving their old pickup truck
Into this new American dream
[Chorus]
But it was their dream
It was their dream
[Verse 3]
Let me take you on a ride
In my Eldorado Ford
Up along thе old dirt road
To the wild river gorge
And thеn back up to the ocean
Where the sun sets on Point Reyes
We'll laugh at mostly nothing
It will take up most the day
[Chorus]
It was their dream, but it's my life now
It was their dream, but it's my life
[Verse 4]
Well now me and my husband Johnny
We get along okay
I'm at the bar all night
And he's down at work all day
When I shut that door behind me
And I'm walking out the gate
I can hear the screen door slamming
And my heart begins to break
[Chorus]
But it was their dream, it's my life now
It was their dream, but it's my life
It was their dream, even though I'm proud
It was their dream
[Verse 5]
Well I got my little baby
She means the world to me
And I got my Eldorado
And I got the deep blue sea
I got a feeling when you're coming through next time
And you look for me
I'll be long gone
Yeah, that's where I'll be
[Chorus]
'Cause it was their dream, it's my life now
It was their dream, but it's my life
It was their dream, and even though I'm proud
It was their dream
[Verse 6]
Well my Daddy doesn't know it
My Mama doesn't care
My husband doesn't show it
But he's hardly ever here
I reach out and I grab it
Hold it in my hand sometimes
But most nights find me drinking
In this bar with friends of mine
[Chorus]
It was their dream, but it's my life now
It was their dream, but it's my life
It was their dream, even though I'm proud
It was their dream
Justine was written by Patty Larkin.
Justine was produced by Darleen Wilson.