Music Video

Ben Folds - The Luckiest (Live In Perth, 2005)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Piano
Michael Bradford
Michael Bradford
Bass Guitar
Paul Buckmaster
Paul Buckmaster
Conductor
Kristin Wilkinson
Kristin Wilkinson
Viola
Chris Farrell
Chris Farrell
Viola
Gerald Greer
Gerald Greer
Violin
Wei Tsun Chang
Wei Tsun Chang
Violin
Mary Kathryn Vanosdale
Mary Kathryn Vanosdale
Violin
Monisa Angell
Monisa Angell
Viola
Pamela Sixfin
Pamela Sixfin
Violin
Connie Heard
Connie Heard
Violin
Elizabeth Lamb
Elizabeth Lamb
Violin
David Davidson
David Davidson
Violin
Kathryn Plummer
Kathryn Plummer
Viola
David Angell
David Angell
Violin
Alison Gooding
Alison Gooding
Violin
Conni Ellisor
Conni Ellisor
Violin
Stefan Petrescu
Stefan Petrescu
Violin
Karen Winkelmann
Karen Winkelmann
Violin
Julie Tanner
Julie Tanner
Cello
Sari Reist
Sari Reist
Cello
Sara Sant'Ambrogio
Sara Sant'Ambrogio
Cello
John Catchings
John Catchings
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Composer
Paul Buckmaster
Paul Buckmaster
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Producer
Leslie Richter
Leslie Richter
Assistant Recording Engineer
Michael Bradford
Michael Bradford
Producer
Joe Costa
Joe Costa
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it every day
[Verse 3]
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
And in a wide sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
[Verse 6]
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
[Verse 7]
I love you more than I have
Ever found a way to say to you
[Verse 8]
Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away
[Verse 9]
I'm sorry, I know that's a
Strange way to tell you that I know we belong
[Verse 10]
That I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
Written by: Ben Folds
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