Taken from the "Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap" performance and found on the album "Come On, Come On". rnrnMary Chapin Carpenter was born Feb. 2...
Taken from the "Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap" performance and found on the album "Come On, Come On". rnrnMary Chapin Carpenter was born Feb. 21, 1958, in Princeton, N.J. Her father was an executive for Life magazine, and she spent part of her early life living in Japan. She grew up with a love of contemporary pop hits, although her mother's Woody Guthrie and Judy Collins records gave her some interest in country/folk music. She spent her time at home with her guitar, and her father encouraged her to perform at talent nights.rnrnEnrolling in Brown University, Carpenter earned a degree in American civilization. Between college years she would play local bars and clubs in the Washington, DC area. By 1986, she was a local star, winning five Washington Area Music Awards. She released her 1987 debut "Hometown Girl", produced by guitarist/producer John Jennings.rnrnShe returns to Washington almost every summer to perform at the popular outdoor venue Wolftrap.rnrnI Feel Lucky lyrics:rnrnWell I woke up this morning stumbled out of my rackrnI opened up the paper to the page in the backrnIt only took a minute for my finger to findrnMy daily dose of destiny, under my signrnMy eyes just about popped out of my headrnIt said "the stars are stacked against you girl, get back in bed"rnrnI feel lucky, I feel lucky, yeahrnNo Professor Doom gonna stand in my wayrnMmmmm, I feel lucky todayrnrnWell I strolled down to the corner, gave my numbers to the clerkrnThe pot's eleven million so I called in sick to workrnI bought a pack of Camels, a burrito and a Barq'srnCrossed against the light, made a beeline for the parkrnThe sky began to thunder, wind began to moanrnI heard a voice above me saying, "girl, you better get back home"rnrnBut I feel lucky, oh oh oh, I feel lucky, yeahrnNo tropical depression gonna steal my sun awayrnMmmmm, I feel lucky todayrnrnNow eleven million later, I was sitting at the barrnI'd bought the house a double, and the waitress a new carrnDwight Yoakam's in the corner, trying to catch my eyernLyle Lovett's right beside me with his hand upon my thighrnThe moral of this story, it's simple but it's truernHey the stars might lie, but the numbers never dornrnI feel lucky, oh oh oh, I feel lucky, yeahrnHey Dwight, hey Lyle, boys, you don't have to fightrnHot dog, I'm feeling lucky tonightrnrnI feel lucky, brrrrr, I feel lucky, yeahrnThink I'll flip a coin, I'm a winner either wayrnMmmmmm, I feel lucky today Less
