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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 every day
And I know
[Chorus]
That I am, I am, I am, the luckiest
What if I had been born fifty years before you
In a house on the street
Where you lived
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
[Chorus]
I love you more than I have
Ever found the 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
[Chorus]
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
In a house on the street
Where you lived
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
[Chorus]
Ever found the way to say
To you
Passed away in his sleep,
And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days, and passed away
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....this song makes me think of my friends too, though..i mean, really, how many people do you know came into your life by chance, and you are lucky for knowing them.......
This is one of the greatest love songs don't ya just want someone to think of you that way, don't ya?
I don't know what else to say besides Ben Folds is the man and knows how to express the emotion that most dudes want to express but don't want to sound all stalker-ish when they say it.
This song reminds me of finding your soul-mate and being with that person for the rest of your life. Like a wedding song. That all of the obstacles and heartbreaks happened for a reason, to bring you here. He's saying this is the luckiest he has and ever will be in his life! How sweet!
I cry every time I play this song. I love how Ben Folds seems to allude to how love defies time where " in a white sea of eyes I see one pair that I recognise" because their souls are linked together accross time and the eyes are the windows of the soul.
The part about the elderly couple is so perfect. There are accounts of this actually happening--a medical reality which is testimony to how love can join people together in a life bond of sorts.
I played this at my wedding because it so beautifully illustrated what love is.
gosh i love this song. when i listen to it those feelings suddenly come back that i've missed <3.
Wonderful song. Wondrful, wonderful.
I think Ben wanted this to be the most moving love song but there's some serious element of cheese to it; still beautiful if you let it be though....
this ia my favorite lote song Of all time. the part abOut the wife dyi|g after0her husband and0saying uhat it'a a strange way to say that we bdlong, txat is probably one of the best eritten verses i&ve ever seen to describe that indescrib`ble feeling. i absoluteny think this song shoulF get some freakhn award or something. i'm rambling.
This song is one that my boyfriend put on a CD he made for me (along with Stings- when we dance). I love this song, and agree with blueKitty2, it really does describe them undescriable feelings you feel! :)