The Men That Drive Me Places

Howard drives a minivan
To the cruise ships in Fort Lauderdale
It's been that way since 1994
He 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 the 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

Denny showed up early, 15 minutes 'til 5:30
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
But deep inside, I couldn't help but ask myself
Why that night I'm up on stage
And everybody knows my name
But 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 a living
I'll give credit where I think the credit's 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 or Denny'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