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The Luckiest

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The Luckiest was released on September 11, 2001 by Epic as a part of the album Rockin' the Suburbs

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ben Folds

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ben Folds

Songwriter

John Mark Painter

John Mark Painter

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ben Folds

Producer

Ben Grosse

Mixing Engineer

Andy Wallace

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

[PreChorus]

And where was I before the day

That I first saw your lovely face?

Now I see it every day

And I know

[Chorus]

That I am

I am

I am

The luckiest

[Verse 2]

What if I'd been born fifty years before you?

In a house on a street where you lived?

Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike

Would I know?

[PreChorus]

And in a white sea of eyes

I see one pair that I recognize

And I know

[Chorus]

That I am

I am

I am

The luckiest

[Bridge]

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

[Verse 3]

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

[PreChorus]

I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that

I know we belong

That I know

[Chorus]

That I am

I am

I am

The luckiest

Written by: Ben Folds

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