You’re the best thing that ever happened to me

You’re the best thing that ever happened to me (video)

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1. I've had my share of life's ups and downs,

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but fate's been kind the downs have been few.

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I guess you could say that I've been lucky

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and I guess you could say it's all because of you.

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If anyone should ever write my life story,

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for whatever reason there might be,

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you'd be there between each line of pain and glory,

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'cause you're the best thing that ever happened to me.

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You're the best thing that ever happened to me

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2. Lord, there have been times, when the times were so hard,

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but always, somehow, someway, I made it through.

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But for every moment I've spent hurting,

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there was a moment spent loving you.