You swear that you're [C]stayin' single, next thing you know
You meet a girl at a [Am]bar and next thing you know
You get her [G]laughin', it's 2 AM
You're tellin' your [F]buddies three months in
That she ain't movin' [C]in, the next thing you know
There's a U-Haul [Am]trailer, next thing you know
Your old a [G]partment is y'all's new place
There goes the [F]carpet but the deer head stays
Next thing you [C]know You're savin' money like never before
Just to [Am]spend it all at a jewelry store
Gettin' [G]down on one knee on her mama's porch
Just [F]prayin' she don't say, "No"
Next thing you [C]know Your best man gives a half-drunk speech
And you're [Am]sunburned on a honeymoon beach
And your [G]left hand's gettin' used to that ring
And [F]there the next two or three years go Next thing you [C]know
You weren't really [C]tryin', next thing you know
There's a test on the [Am]counter, next thing you know
She's standin' there c [G]ryin', noddin' her head, "Yes"
You're half ex [F]cited, half scared to death
'Cause next thing you [C]know You're wearin' scrubs and a funny white hat
And the [Am]doctor's sayin', "How you doin' there, dad?"
And [G]nobody's ever called you that And you [F]take the drive home slow
Next thing you [C]know It's first steps, first dates, first car
It's [Am]11:01 wonderin' where they are You're [G]sayin' that USC's too far
It's a [F]mazing how fast seventeen years go Next thing you [C]know [Am] [F]
Next thing you [C]know [Am] [F]
Next thing you [C]know You get to know your wife again
And you're [Am]more in love than you've ever been
With a [G]lot of years of remember whens And [F]still some down the road
'Cause next thing you [C]know You got a yard full of your kid's kids
And you [Am]take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish
And you tell 'em [G]stories every chance you get
A [F]bout how fast this life down here can go Next thing you [C]know
(Next thing you [Am]know) [F]
Next thing you [C]know (Next thing you [Am]know) [F] [C]
