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"The Luckiest" - Ben Folds Live with the National Symphony Orchestra
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Lead Vocals
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Producer
David Boucher
David Boucher
Mixing Engineer
Joe Costa
Joe Costa
Producer
Justin Ellis
Justin Ellis
Producer

Lyrics

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 every day
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
I love you more than I have
Ever found a way to say to you
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
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
Thank you very much
That's our nation's Symphony Orchestra
Written by: Ben Folds

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