Luckiest By Far

I was born on a cold April morning
Doctors took one look at me
What we’ve got here’s a right average boy
Ain’t nothing special to see

My momma held me close
As my daddy warmed up the car
Average, that’s crazy
We’re the luckiest by far

Luckiest in a tiny town
Means everyone knows your name
Everyone works the same few jobs
Stocking shelves or mixing paint

Everyone chases the same few girls
In the high school gym in the dark
When she started dancing with me
The luckiest by far

Ain’t got no mansion on the hill
Ain’t got no Hollywood star
But I got everything I need
The luckiest by far

Moved out west to the Golden Gate
Played my music under the fog
Met a girl about half my age
Wasn’t in the cards

Late at night when the band rang out
From the shadows of those bars
I felt the music from within
The luckiest by far

Ain’t got no mansion on the hill
Ain’t got no Hollywood star
Got just enough to pay the bills
The luckiest by far

Somewhere in the dead of night
I heard you call my name
When I looked into your eyes
I knew my luck would stay

Settled down in a tiny town
With a baby on the way
When I held him in my arms
I learned what lucky meant that day

Someday when he’s all grown up
I’ll toss him the keys to the car
Drive around so he can see
We’re the luckiest by far

Ain’t got no mansion on the hill
Ain’t got no Hollywood star
Ain’t got the kinda money that will
Get you very far

But when we take that drive
Out to the edge of town
And find the mansions on the hill
Have crumbled to the ground
The luckiest by far