I've   had my share     of life's ups and downs,    
but fate's been kind,     the downs_____ have been few. 
I     guess   you  could say  that I've been luck-y,___
and I guess  you  could say   it's all be-cause of  you.

If an-y- one___ should ev-er write____my life sto-ry____
for what - ev-er rea - son   there  might   be,
you'd be there________be-tween  each  line_______
of  pain  and glo - ry,___'cause you're the best thing___
that ev-er hap - pened   to  me.
You're the best thing___that ev-er hap - pened   to  me.

Lord, there  have been times    when the times were hard,
but  al - ways  some-how   I____ made it through.
But  for    ev-'ry mo - ment    I've spent hurt-ing,___
there was  a mo - ment   spent   lov-ing   you.

If an-y- one___ should ev-er write____my life sto-ry____
for what - ev-er rea - son   there  might   be,
you'd be there________be-tween  each  line_______
of  pain  and glo - ry,___'cause you're the best thing___
that ev-er hap - pened   to  me.
You're the best thing_______that ev-er hap - pened   to  me.