School Bus Lyrics

I got married at eighteen

To Henry Alvin Chase

I met him on the school bus

I was seven he was eight

And we built a life together

In a little neighborhood

Never had a lot of money

But our life was always good

We raised three little kids

Now they're grown and gone away

Michael met a girl in Texas

He don't know if they're gonna stay

Alexandra went to law school

She's doing very well

She tells me that she's happy

But I can never really tell

When the kids went off to college

Decided I'd go back to work

Down the Malden district courthouse

As a secretary to the clerks

I retired back in April

Henry passed away in May

We'd planned a trip to see the kids

But it turned out the other way

I work a part-time job now

Gets me up and out of bed

Driving the elementary school bus

Helps with the lonesome in my head

I love the childrens' little voices

Take me far away in time

To when I waited on the street

When the little kids were mine

I work a part-time job now

Helps with the lonesome I can get

Driving the elementary school bus

Where me and Henry met