Southern California 
Standin' in the drive 
A picture-perfect moment 
Frozen in time 
Mom holdin' Dad 
Dad holdin' me 
In '73 

There's me 
In that striped dress 
Beneath the Big Boy sign 
Bottom of the Polaroid 
Says fall of '79 
Yeah 
That's the night that Dad 
Tried to explain to me 
Why he had to leave 

Chorus: 
Everything changes 
Hey, that's reality 
Sometimes I wonder 
How all our lives 
Would be 
If they'd'a 
Stayed in love 
(Like they were) 
(In '73) 

Here's pictures 
Openin' presents 
December '83 
Some with Mom 
And some with Dad 
Two different 
Christmas trees 
And there's me 
And my new half-brother 
In his baby-blue outfit 
Winter '86 

Mom and I 
We both survived 
Those awkward 
Teenage years 
Graduation '91 
Dad flew 
Bback to be there 
There's me 
In my cap and gown 
Standin' between them 
The three of us again