The Men That Drive Me Places

Howard drives a minivan with

the cruise ships from Ft.Lauderdale

And it's been that way since 1994

Does his business on a flip phone

with the most obnoxious ringtone

I didn't ask but

I can tell he's from New York

he spoke proudly of his daughter

and that this fall she'd be in college

And that he always wished

he'd gotten his degree

You can tell he came from nothing

built a future out of hustling

And somehow I'm the one

you people pay to see

Oh isn't that just the way it goes

You're dealt a good hand

and you get celebrated

Oh how am I the only one who knows

I'm half the man

of the men who drive me places

Danny showed up early

fifteen minutes till five thirty

Making sure that

I'd be on my morning flight

He said he'd love to fix computers

but that he can't until he's fluent

So he spends his driving money

taking class at night

He wore a neatly ironed dress shirt

and he helps his kids with homework

And deep inside I couldn't help

but ask myself

Why that at night I'm up on stage

everybody knows my name

While Danny's early

picking up somebody else

Oh isn't that just the way it goes

You're dealt a good hand

and you get celebrated

Oh how am I the only one who knows

I'm half the man

of the men that drive me places

now everything's not given

I work hard to make my living

But I'll give credit

where I think credits due

Maybe you got dealt a good hand

Maybe you play it

the best that you can

But I don't know how far you'd walk

without those cards

In Howard and Danny's working shoes

But that's just the way it goes

You're dealt a good hand

and you get celebrated

Oh how am I the only one who knows

I'm half the man

of the men that drive me places