Songtexte How Lucky That We Ended Up Here - TurtleFrogMan

My past was checkered with drug use and crimes
I ended up married two previous times
You were escaping a bad situation
We ended up working for the same corporation

While I ended up filled with self-doubt
But I ended up asking you out

You despised me at first, found me quite unappealing
And I didn't like you either, it was a mutual feeling
But In the words of Tom Petty, the hardest part is the waiting
You ended up instructing me in roller blading

It was close but when push came to shove
We ended up falling in love

How lucky that we ended up here
A house by a lake, fishing off of the pier
Surrounded by grandkids and a cooler of beer
How lucky that we ended up here

Our wedding was in your parent's backyard, quite informal
I ended up with cold feet but I suppose that was normal
My big brother was there, before the wedding got started
He said, "there's still time to back out, I'll let them know you've departed"

But like a fish in a net I was caught
And we ended up tying the knot

Those first years were tough, I had to do some fine tuning
My bank account shrank and my weight was ballooning
Some habits I picked up when I was single were haunting
I ended up with mood swings, the depression was daunting

I assumed that I could simply refrain
But I had ended up hooked on cocaine

How lucky that we ended up here
A house by a lake, fishing off of the pier
Surrounded by grandkids and a cooler of beer
How lucky that we ended up here

And then darker days found us I say with regret
We ended up buried in credit card debt
There was mistrust and anger, resentment deep seeded
Our saving accounts and investments depleted

By then I'd kicked my addiction to coke
But we ended up nearly flat broke

We ended up climbing slowly out from that hole
But the tension and the fighting may have taken their toll
I wasn't treating our daughters in those days too nicely
"We're leaving you now" you informed me concisely

You took the kids and moved out, broke my heart
And we Ended up living apart

So How lucky that we ended up here
A house by a lake, fishing off of the pier
Surrounded by grandkids and a cooler of beer
How lucky that we ended up here

We continued to date during our separation
We kept it quiet to try and avoid explanation
Our daughters had ended up flying the coop
And we ended up getting a chance to regroup

When I look back its hard not to grin
Because You ended up moving back in

And from there I won't say it's been pieces of cake
But we ended up buying a place on a lake
And the grandkids keep coming our girls are popping them out
And after all, isn't that what life's all about?

It all ended up being okay
And We ended up wrinkled and gray

So How lucky that we ended up here
A house by a lake, fishing off of the pier
Surrounded by grandkids and a cooler of beer
How lucky that we ended up here