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

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