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Artist: Ben Folds Five
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The Luckiest
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The Luckiest
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I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns,
The stumbles and falls brought me here
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face
Now I see it everyday
And I know
That I am, I am
I am the luckiest
What if I'd been born
Fifty years before you
In a house
On the street where you live?
Maybe I'd be outside
As you passed on your bike
Would I know?
And in a wide sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know
That I am, I am
I am the luckiest
Love you more than I have
Ever found a way to say to you
Next door
There's an old man
Who lived into his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife, she stayed
For a couple of days and passed away
I'm sorry I know that's a
Strange way to tell you that I know
We belong
That I know
That I am, I am
I am the luckiest
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