Lucky That Way
Fortune in Tears: Dwight Yoakam's Poetic Ode to Life's Bittersweet Luck
Lyrics
Have You Ever Heart As It LAys Dyin
Reflecting on witnessing the sound of something dying in LA.
While What's Left Of It's Life
Observing the remnants of life slipping away.
Slip's Away
Expressing the gradual disappearance of life.
Well any tears that get shed
Suggesting that shedding tears over the dying is not worthwhile.
Ain't worth cryin
Emphasizing the speaker's extensive experience with such situations.
Cause I've Seen Plenty
Stating that tears shed are not significant because of the speaker's exposure to similar circumstances.
I'm Lucky That Way
Expressing gratitude for being fortunate despite witnessing distressing scenes.
Have You Ever Heard a voice
Asking if the listener has ever heard a voice expressing pain.
Start to moanin'
Describing a voice moaning after despair has silenced its last words.
After Despair's choked its
Highlighting the aftermath of despair.
Last words away
Stating that any worse sound is incomprehensible, even for those who have experienced it.
Well any worse sound defies your ears even knowin'
Indicating the speaker's extensive exposure to such distressing sounds.
And Lord I've Heard plenty
Expressing gratitude for being lucky despite hearing such painful sounds.
I'm Lucky That Way
Reiterating the speaker's fortune in facing difficult experiences.
So Wrap Your warm arms around me
Encouraging physical closeness and affection in the face of life's challenges.
And let our weak hands deal out love's sad fate
Advocating for love despite its potentially sad outcome.
Then Press Your Soft Lips against me
Encouraging intimacy and the initiation of new love.
And Let the first bets on new Love Be made
Expressing hope for positive beginnings in love.
Have You ever watched a couple
Asking if the listener has witnessed a couple in a distressing situation.
Where one stands crying
Observing one person crying while pleading for the other to stay.
While begging the other
Describing a heartbreaking scenario of one person begging the other to remain.
To please stay
Asserting that the effort to make someone stay is not worthwhile.
The Awful truth is
Stating the harsh reality that trying to keep someone may not be worth it.
It ain't worth the tryin'
Emphasizing the speaker's extensive observation of such situations.
Lord I've watchd plenty
Expressing gratitude for being lucky despite witnessing challenging relationship dynamics.
I'm Lucky that way
Reiterating the speaker's fortune in avoiding the difficulties of trying to maintain a relationship.
Lord I've watched plenty
Affirming the speaker's gratitude for being lucky in a broader sense.
I'm Just lucky that way
Repeating the sentiment of being lucky, reinforcing the overall theme.
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