G [Verse 1] G It was the Senior High School yearbook C The class of '63 G I'll never forget the way you gave C Your book and pen to me Am F It was all talked out and settled G C You knew I'd understand Am A girl with dreams as big as yours D Just had to make some plans [Verse 2] G So I turned to your best picture: C "Most likely to succeed" G The only one in the whole damn book C That didn't show you with me Am F And it said that you liked inner strength G C So I tried to be true to form Am And I hid my teenage broken heart D Instead I signed this poem: [Chorus 1] G "I hope you always drive a Cadillac C I hope you always drink champagne G I hope you always shine with the sunshine C I hope you never have to face the rain Am F Unless the clouds are lined with silver G Am May every heart you meet be gold F G C And may you find the world as kind as you've been told" [Instrumental 1] C Am G [Verse 3] G All the news of you that got back home C Was no surprise to me G You came, you saw, you conquered C At every turn there were victories Am F And the men came and the men went G C And some of them might have stayed Am But their dreams weren't silk or linen D And their invitations weren't engraved [Verse 4] G At the ten-year class reunion C They read your personal note G And enlarged your cover photograph C In your full-length sable coat Am F But the words underneath the picture G C Were what mattered most to me Am There was something in between the lines D That no one else could see [Chorus 2] G It said, "I always drive a Cadillac C I always drink champagne G And if you make time while the sun shines C You can buy your way out of the rain Am F I travel fast because I go alone G Am Everybody gets bought and sold F G C And I wondered if you'd really become that cold" [Instrumental 1] C Am G [Instrumental 2] F D# F G [Verse 5] G That was the last word anyone heard from you C Until I got your card today G A single line and signature C That said "I'm coming home to stay" Am F I wonder what life has done to you G C I wonder why you thought of me Am But if you stop by to say hello D I wonder what you'll think if you see [Chorus 3] G An old ragged high school yearbook C That falls open to just one page G With a picture of a young girl's face C Full of beauty, dreams and rage Am F But the words underneath the picture G Am Is the verse that's still so true Am It's the one I swore no one would read D Unless I showed it to you [Chorus 4] G To me, you always drive a Cadillac C Your laughter is my champagne G And you'll carry my heart wherever you go C Even if I never see you again Am F But if you bring it back home to me G Am Maybe then it'll mean you know F G C That the strongest love's the love that lets you go [Instrumental] C Am G [Chorus 4] G To me, you always drive a Cadillac C Your laughter is my champagne G And you'll carry my heart wherever you go C Even if I never see you again Am F But if you bring it back home to me G Am Maybe then it'll mean you know F G C That the strongest love's the love that lets you go [Outro] C Am G I hope you always drive a Cadillac C Am G I hope you always drive a Cadillac