My Lottery Woman(Blues/soul)

Lottery Woman [Intro — Slow, warm blues guitar. Gentle bends, plenty of space between notes] [Verse 1 — Deep, soulful, conversational] They say some people spend their whole lives Just waiting for their lucky day Some spend every penny they've got Hoping fortune comes their way But I never needed millions Or a pocket full of gold 'Cause the greatest thing I've ever won Was someone I could hold [Chorus — Long, drawn-out blues phrasing] Ohhh, my lottery woman... Mmmm, my lottery woman... Out of all the people in this world Somehow I ended up with you Ohhh, my lottery woman... If only you knew... Just how lucky I consider myself For getting to love someone like you [Verse 2 — Gentle storytelling, guitar answering the vocals] You know, I've always heard people say That winning once is hard enough And if you're lucky enough to win You better hold on to that luck 'Cause the chances of winning twice Are so small they're almost none So when I looked into your eyes I knew I'd already won And I didn't need another chance Didn't need another prize I'd found everything I wanted When I looked into your eyes [Chorus — More emotional, gentle vocal runs] Ohhh, my lottery woman... Sweet, sweet lottery woman... They could offer me the whole wide world And I'd still be choosing you Ohhh, my lottery woman... Mmmm, my lottery woman... Some men spend their lives searching For the kind of luck I found in you [Guitar Solo — Slow, expressive blues bends, leaving room for silence] [Verse 3 — Intimate, reflective] And I know that life ain't perfect And I know we've had our days When the things we thought would last forever Didn't always go our way But nothing's gonna change the fact That I was lucky to have you And nothing's gonna take away The love that I once knew 'Cause even if I lost my fortune Even if I lost it all I'd still remember how it felt To be the luckiest man of all [Bridge — Piano enters softly, voice almost speaking] You know... I've been thinking about something lately Something I thought I always knew They say you only get one chance To find a love like you And I used to believe That once you've won, you've won That the chances of winning twice... Well... They're almost next to none [Long instrumental pause — Soft guitar, no drums] [Final Verse — Very quiet, spoken-sung, deeply personal] But you know something, darling... I think I may be The luckiest man in the world 'Cause I won the lottery... When I won you [Pause] And just when I thought I'd already won everything... Life gave me something I never thought I'd win again [Long pause — Just piano] 'Cause somehow... I was lucky enough To win the lottery... One more time [Almost whispering] When I got him [Extended silence — Then a gentle guitar response] [Outro — Soft, trembling voice] Ohhh, my lottery woman... My beautiful lottery woman... I thought winning once Was more than I could ever ask for But somehow... I won twice [Final guitar bend fades into silence]