Ben Rector - The Men That Drive Me Places lyrics
[Ben Rector - The Men That Drive Me Places lyrics]
Howard drives a minivan to the
Cruise ships from Fort Lauderdale
And it's been that way since 1994
Does his business on a flip phone
With the most obnoxious ringtone
I didn't ask
But I can tell he's from New York
He spoke proudly of his daughter and that
This fall she'd be in college
And that he always wished
He'd gotten his degree
You can tell he came from nothing
Built a future out of hustling
And somehow I'm the one you people pay to see
Oh, isn't that just the way it goes?
You're dealt a good hand
And you get celebrated
Oh, how am I the only one who knows
I'm half the man of the
Men who drive me places?
Danny showed up early
Fifteen minutes till 5: 30
Making sure that I'd be on my morning flight
He said he'd love to fix computers
But that he can't until he's fluent
So he spends his driving money
Taking class at night
He wore a neatly ironed dress shirt
And he helps his kids with homework
Deep inside I couldn't help but ask myself
Why that night I'm up on stage
Everybody knows my name
While Danny's early picking up somebody else?
Oh, isn't that just the way it goes?
You're dealt a good hand
And you get celebrated
Oh, how am I the only one who knows
I'm half the man of the
Men that drive me places?
Now everything's not given
I work hard to make a living
I'll give credit where I
Think the credit's due
Maybe you got dealt a good hand
Maybe you play it the best that you can
But, I don't know how far
You'd walk without those cards
In Howard or Danny's working shoes
But that's just the way it goes
You're dealt a good hand
And you get celebrated
Oh, how am I the only one who knows
I'm half the man of the
Men that drive me places?
Cruise ships from Fort Lauderdale
And it's been that way since 1994
Does his business on a flip phone
With the most obnoxious ringtone
I didn't ask
But I can tell he's from New York
He spoke proudly of his daughter and that
This fall she'd be in college
And that he always wished
He'd gotten his degree
You can tell he came from nothing
Built a future out of hustling
And somehow I'm the one you people pay to see
Oh, isn't that just the way it goes?
You're dealt a good hand
And you get celebrated
Oh, how am I the only one who knows
I'm half the man of the
Men who drive me places?
Danny showed up early
Fifteen minutes till 5: 30
Making sure that I'd be on my morning flight
He said he'd love to fix computers
But that he can't until he's fluent
So he spends his driving money
Taking class at night
He wore a neatly ironed dress shirt
And he helps his kids with homework
Deep inside I couldn't help but ask myself
Why that night I'm up on stage
Everybody knows my name
While Danny's early picking up somebody else?
Oh, isn't that just the way it goes?
You're dealt a good hand
And you get celebrated
Oh, how am I the only one who knows
I'm half the man of the
Men that drive me places?
Now everything's not given
I work hard to make a living
I'll give credit where I
Think the credit's due
Maybe you got dealt a good hand
Maybe you play it the best that you can
But, I don't know how far
You'd walk without those cards
In Howard or Danny's working shoes
But that's just the way it goes
You're dealt a good hand
And you get celebrated
Oh, how am I the only one who knows
I'm half the man of the
Men that drive me places?