Intro: C Em Am G F
C Em Am G
Howard drives a minivan with the cruise ships from Ft. Lauderdale
F G C
And it's been that way since 1994
C Em Am G
Does his business on a flip phone with the most obnoxious ringtone
F G C
I didn't ask but I can tell he's from New York
Am G F C
And he spoke proudly of his daughter and that this fall she'd be in college
Dm G Am
And that he always wished he'd gotten his degree
Am G F C
You can tell he came from nothing, built a future out of hustling
Dm G C
And somehow I'm the one you people pay to see
(Chorus)
F C
Oh isn't that just the way it goes
G Am
You're dealt a good hand and you get celebrated
F C
Oh how am I the only one who knows
Dm G C ( C Em Am G F )
I'm half the man of the men who drive me places
C Em Am G
Danny showed up early fifteen minutes till five thirty
F G C
Making sure that I'd be on my morning flight
C Em Am G
He said he'd love to fix computers, but that he can't until he's fluent
F G C
So he spends his driving money taking class at night
Am G F C
He wore a neatly ironed dress shirt and he helps his kids with homework
Dm G Am
And deep inside I couldn't help but ask myself
Am G F C
Why that at night I'm up on stage, everybody knows my name
Dm G C
While Danny's early picking up somebody else
(Chorus)
F C
Oh isn't that just the way it goes
G Am
You're dealt a good hand and you get celebrated
F C
Oh how am I the only one who knows
Dm G C ( C Em Am G F )
I'm half the man of the men that drive me places
(Bridge)
Am G F C
And now everything's not given, I work hard to make my living
Dm G Am
But I'll give credit where I think credits due
Am G
Maybe you got dealt a good hand
F C
Maybe you play it the best that you can
Dm Am Dm Am
But I don't know how far you'd walk without those cards
G
In Howard and Danny's working shoes
F C
But that's just the way it goes
G Am
You're dealt a good hand and you get celebrated
F C
Oh how am I the only one who knows
Dm G C
I'm half the man of the men that drive me places
