Got
a call last night from an old friend
I hadn't talked to in nine or ten years or
so Man we didn't know just where that time had
gone Said he'd been living in uptown in Malibu
Riding market bulls and real estate booms Had a house on a hill,
an oceanfront view
of the yacht that he'd just bought We
finished up talking all about his trip
to Rome
My wife came in as I was hanging up the phone
Guess she must have seen me lower my eyes when I said,
man what a life
She said,
you're a lucky man,
that's what you are,
you got more to show
Than fancy cars like the ring here on my
finger that stayed on through thick and thin
A daughter that thinks you hung the
moon and a son that runs straight to you
Every night when it's time to tuck him in tight
Now that's a life
She said it's so easy to beat ourselves up over what we don't have
And all those coulda dones,
but life ain't about getting what you want
No it's wanting what you got Like
that diploma hanging there on the wall
Right next to the medals you earned when your country called
You know that proud smile on your old man's face
Yeah those are things that no one ain't gonna ever take away
You're a lucky man,
you got all you need You've seen things some never see
Like the sun setting on the stretch
of land that you can call on your own
Your words are strong as a hand you shake and a friend you got
But wouldn't lay it all on the line for you and even think twice
Now that's a life
Tears came to my eyes as she laid her head on my chest
And said, believe me baby,
cause I know all about being blessed
And I said,
I'm a lucky man,
I know I am I built this house with my own hands
Where I'll watch my kids grow up and give my wife a man to love
Where I thank God every night I wake up with a smile
That I laugh,
I love, that I cry
Now that's a life
Oh baby you were right Baby you were right
That's a life