Carlene

I was lousy at math, a failed historian Carlene was the valedictorian I was the quarterback in the back of the classes She was the whiz kid in a horn-rimmed glasses It's been a long time since I've been around Since I stepped foot on my old stomping ground I ended up by the old school yard And this redhead pulls up in a blue sports car and says "I bet you don't remember I guess it's been forever" It took a second to put it all together, I said Ooh, la, la, la, la, la, lookin' good, Carlene Oh, my, my, my, my, my time's been good to you if you know what I mean Girl, you glitter like Hollywood Good God, Carlene, you sure are lookin' good She said, "Hop in, let's go for a spin Tell me what you've been doin', boy, and where you've been" I said, "I write songs, you probably didn't know And I finally got a couple out on country radio" She said, "What a switch, ain't life funny I've got a PhD, now I'm modeling for money Imagine Little Miss 4.0 Just smiling for the camera on the cover of Vogue," I said "You've come a long way since graduation Let me say without reservation You've surpassed everyone's expectations now" Ooh, la, la, la, la, la, lookin' good, Carlene Oh, my, my, my, my, my time's been good to you if you know what I mean Girl, you glitter like Hollywood Good God, Carlene, you sure are lookin' good I said, "I hope to see you again someday" She said, "Another ten years is too long to wait Pick me up at my mama's at eight," I said Ooh, la, la, la, la, la, lookin' good, Carlene Oh, my, my, my, my, my time's been good to you if you know what I mean Ooh, la, la, la, la, la, lookin' good, Carlene Oh, my, my, my, my, my time's been good to you, you know what I mean Ooh, la, la, la, la, la, lookin' good, Carlene Oh, my, my, my, my, my time's been good to you, you know what I mean Alright, whoo! Hey, lookin' good then Yeah, yeah, whoa-oh!