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Fortunate Life

 

I drove a truck and dug a ditch,
Mowed the lawn for a man who was rich,
I've been a cook and a tilesetter.

I've worked at this and that,
Washed my clothes in a laundromat,
Always looking for something better.

Now I'm walking down that dirt track,
Everything I own on my back,
I guess I've had a fortunate life, at that.

I've seen the bright stage lights,
The beer and smoke filled nights,
I've heard my song on the radio.

After all is said and done,
If you ask me what I'd won,
I'd say I really just don't know.

Now I'm walking down that dirt track,
Everything I own on my back,
I guess I've had a fortunate life, at that.

Our younger days were tough,
You and I, we had it rough,
at least we've got something to talk about.
But our friends who died too soon,
Before their lives could really bloom,
So unlucky not to make it out.

Now I'm walking down that dirt track,
Everything I own on my back,
I guess I've had a fortunate life, at that.

There's a river by my door,
Where the drinking water's pure,
And the air is clear and kind,
And when the sun is hot as sin,
And the river says: jump in,
It can really ease your mind.

Now I'm walking down that dirt track,
Everything I own on my back,
I guess I've had a fortunate life, at that.

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