The Greatest Day of My Life

I had the greatest day of my life
Boys were shooting doubles under western starlight
I rode a boat across the bay
Phoenix to Seattle to San Francisco
Hearing Debbie laugh under downtown bar-glow
Louie telling me he feels free from yesterday

Drank a cup of coffee a couple hours south of the place I used to run around
When I was too young to really know
The difference in love and longing for it
When to shut up and when to stay with it
How to forgive and just let go

'Cause this is, the greatest day of my life
If I move or close my eyes it'll be gone and so will I
So, come on in and stay awhile
Years are just moments in a great big pile
She's there laughing on the porch swing of my mind
And I'm just grateful to be here at closing time

I had the greatest day of my life
Wrote up a single in a New York high-rise
How the city makes a country boy dream
Played pool in Colorado after snow all night
Rained in Carolina but we played just fine
Charles is always better than last week

What did I do to deserve all this?
A roof over my head and a band that don't miss
Healthy dog that hugs me when I'm home

Nowadays, I don't feel so alone
It can't get better, but what have I ever known?

'Cause this is, the greatest day of my life
If I move or close my eyes it'll be gone and so will I
So, come on in and stay awhile
Years are just moments in a great big pile
She's there laughing on the porch swing of my mind
Nowadays, I ain't so lonely all the time
And I'm just grateful to be here at closing time

I had the greatest day of my life
The boys were shooting doubles
Under western starlight
I rode a boat across the bay