Tommy's selling used cars, Nancy's fixing hair,
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care
Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on the make,
And Paul sells life insurance and part time real estate

Helen is a hostess, Frank works at the mill,
Janet teaches grade school and prob'ly always will
Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research,
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church

And the class of '57 had it's dreams,
Oh, we all thought we'd change the world with our great works and deeds
Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit our needs,
The class of '57 had it's dreams

Betty runs a trailer park, Jan sells Tupperware,
Randy's on an insane ward, Mary's on welfare
Charlie took a job with Ford, Joe took Freddie's wife,
Charlotte took a millionaire, and Freddie took his life

John is big in cattle, Ray is deep in debt,
Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet
Linda married Sonny, Brenda married me,
And the class of all of us is just a part of history

And the class of '57 had it's dreams,
But living life day to day is never like it seems
Things get complicated when you get past eighteen,
But the class of '57 had it's dreams
Oh, the class of '57 had it's dreams