Jeannie had big plans, a ballerina, Broadway bound   And that '87 Honda was gonna get her out of this town   Caviar for breakfast, a limo waiting every night   White chiffon and black tie, her name up on 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 'til 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, everybody 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, 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 'til 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 be's 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, dreams will wait 'til 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