The Men That Drive Me Places-Ben Rector

[00:22.366]Howard drives a minivan with [00:24.681]the cruise ships from Ft.Lauderdale [00:27.782]And it's been that way since 1994 [00:33.90]Does his business on a flip phone [00:35.684]with the most obnoxious ringtone [00:38.211]I didn't ask but [00:39.407]I can tell he's from New York [00:43.763]he spoke proudly of his daughter [00:46.572]and that this fall she'd be in college [00:49.209]And that he always wished [00:50.568]he'd gotten his degree [00:54.888]You can tell he came from nothing [00:57.930]built a future out of hustling [01:00.248]And somehow I'm the one [01:01.901]you people pay to see [01:06.523]Oh isn't that just the way it goes [01:10.955]You're dealt a good hand [01:13.13]and you get celebrated [01:17.539]Oh how am I the only one who knows [01:22.29]I'm half the man [01:23.832]of the men who drive me places [01:36.864]Danny showed up early [01:38.909]fifteen minutes till five thirty [01:42.42]Making sure that [01:42.830]I'd be on my morning flight [01:47.248]He said he'd love to fix computers [01:50.21]but that he can't until he's fluent [01:52.274]So he spends his driving money [01:54.281]taking class at night [01:58.243]He wore a neatly ironed dress shirt [02:01.220]and he helps his kids with homework [02:03.930]And deep inside I couldn't help [02:06.152]but ask myself [02:09.371]Why that at night I'm up on stage [02:12.285]everybody knows my name [02:14.541]While Danny's early [02:15.992]picking up somebody else [02:20.992]Oh isn't that just the way it goes [02:25.410]You're dealt a good hand [02:27.516]and you get celebrated [02:31.976]Oh how am I the only one who knows [02:36.509]I'm half the man [02:38.555]of the men that drive me places [02:51.238]now everything's not given [02:53.808]I work hard to make my living [02:56.603]But I'll give credit [02:57.388]where I think credits due [03:01.991]Maybe you got dealt a good hand [03:04.639]Maybe you play it [03:05.629]the best that you can [03:07.762]But I don't know how far you'd walk [03:11.475]without those cards [03:14.186]In Howard and Danny's working shoes [03:24.199]But that's just the way it goes [03:26.355]You're dealt a good hand [03:28.614]and you get celebrated [03:33.358]Oh how am I the only one who knows [03:38.92]I'm half the man [03:40.17]of the men that drive me places