Jeannie had big plans A ballerina Broadway bound And that '87 Honda was gonna get het out of this town Caviar for breakfast A limo waiting every night White chiffon and black tie Her name up in the marquee lights Oh, how her star was gonna shine Oh, but in the meantime
Make the coffee, read the paper Late for work, dreams will wait 'till later Get the bills paid, buy the groceries No time to stop and smell the roses Ain't it funny, ain't it fine How life goes on in the meantime
Bobby had a fast ball Everyboy talked about He made it to the minors Struck a hundred batters out But something in his elbow Gave out in the final game He had an operation But never threw quite the same Yeah, he'll be back when his arm is fine Yeah, but in the meantime
Make the coffee, read the paper Late for work, dreams will wait 'till later Get the bills paid, buy the groceries No time to stop and smell the roses Ain't it funny, ain't it fine How life goes on in the meantime
Now Jeannie takes the girls to dance class Wednesday afternoons And Bobby coaches little league Junior will be pitching soon Sometimes at night they laugh about old meant to bes and might have beens But 6 o'clock comes early and it's time to start the day again
Make the coffee, read the paper Late for work, freams will wait 'till later Get the bills paid, buy the groceries Take time to stop and smell the roses Ain't it funny, ain't it fine How life goes on Ain't it funny, ain't it fine How life goes on in the meantime
In the meantime Ooh, in the meantime Life goes on in the meantime Ain't it funny In the meantime Hoah in the meantime