Eight Lucky
victory for kids like me
can sometimes seem or even be
so many wild worlds away
it's hard to picture teleportin'
to a future where my fortune's
turned this hurt in to hooray
but that's emotion, i did the math
i spun the globe and plotted a path
and the distance is less than you might guess
what's your guess
im just eight lucky breaks
from a great success
eight lucky breaks
so mom i'm gonna glom to those
eight twists of fate, eight dominoes
that could just snatch me from defeat
and lift me to a higher plane
from where i'll struggle to explain
what it was like down in the street
though now she won't even give a hug
might not be long before lady luck
pulls me into her room, slips off her dress
yes, yes, yes
im just eight lucky breaks
from a great success
eight lucky breaks
one for the monkey, two for the game
three for the cheddar, get her four for the change
five for the private chord, six for the jumper
seven for the eight ball rolling under
listen kelsey, listen kevin
i know i might just get seven
leaving me a wee bit short
a flock without its final bird
a chef who dies before dessert
a mission someone must abort
if so, i hope the story is not
how far i fell, but how close i got
this is not some dumb test
start the car, stop the press
bless god bless
im just eight lucky breaks
from a great success
eight lucky breaks
im just eight lucky breaks
oh geeze, please stay
i'm just eight lucky breaks
away