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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben Rector
Piano
Aaron Sterling
Drums
Cara Fox
Cello
Chad Copelin
Programming
Hank Bentley
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Rector
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Rector
Producer
Chad Copelin
Producer
Ed Cash
Producer
Jared Fox
Engineer
Lyrics
Howard drives a minivan
To 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 could tell he's from New York
And 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 that 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
And 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
Writer(s): Benjamin Rector
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