She's Still There

[Verse 1] Darling, here's a photograph of my old high school class No, I haven't been back in quite a while See there, that's Emma Lou, the one I gave my heart to But there's a story you can't see behind her smile It was going to last forever, we were going to see the world So I guess you're curious just what became of her, well [Chorus] She's still there in Oklahoma She's still seventeen She's living with her Mama Working at the Dairy Queen And she's still standing on the front porch With a red ribbon in her hair The rest of us have scattered everywhere But she's still there [Verse 2] Everett went to Omaha, he majored in Business Law Jill's in Arkansas with husband number two That's her best friend Jolene, she joined up with the Marines I hear Billy Green's on a beach in Malibu Yes and Emma would be happy if she could only see us now Because we're living out the lives that she only dreamed about [Chorus] [Bridge] Lord, I know I'll never see her With silver in her hair I know she's really gone But in my heart I'd swear [Chorus] [Outro] Emma's still there