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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Travis Tritt
Lead Vocals
Carl Jackson
Banjo
Aubrey Haynie
Mandolin
Jerry Douglas
Dobro
Greg Morrow
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Darrell Scott
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Producer
Chris Stone
Assistant Engineer
Amy Hughes Frigo
Assistant Engineer
Chuck Ainlay
Mixing Engineer
Benny Quinn
Mastering Engineer
Alan Schulman
Recording Engineer
Stephen Tillisch
Recording Engineer
MATT JOHNSON
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I got rice cooking in the microwave
Got a three day beard I don't plan to shave
And it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say, hey
I'ma doing alright
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I think I'll make me some homemade soup
I'm feeling pretty good and that's the truth
It's neither drink nor drug induced, no
I'm just doing alright
[Chorus]
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Ah, yeah
[Verse 3]
It's been fifteen years since I left home
And said good luck to every seed I'd sown
Gave it my best and then I left it alone
I hope they're doing alright
[Verse 4]
Now I look in the mirror and what do I see?
A lone wolf there staring back at me
Long in the tooth but harmless as can be
Lord, I guess he's doing alright
[Chorus]
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
[Bridge]
Sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's only me
And the shadows that fill this room
Sometimes I'm falling, desperately calling
Howling at the moon
[Bridge]
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Yeah, yeah
Uh-huh
[Verse 5]
Well, I might go get me a new tattoo
Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise
Might even grow me a fu manchu, oh, ah
[Chorus]
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
It's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
[Outro]
Ah-ooh
Whoa, yeah, yeah
Written by: Darrell Scott