A bald-headed baby born in ’59
Strawberry days a little brother in time
Sleddin’ down Cooper just as far as two boys could go
To the land of the Dragons we moved further west
A skinny Cub Scout just trying to do his best
Christmas vacation and summer baseball
O how I remember it all
What a wonderful, wonderful life this has been
Playin’ guitar in a rock-n-roll band
Gonna be a star you know that was the plan
Runnin’ from God just as fast as these legs could go
A rebellious young man on a mountain high
Jesus said He loved me but I couldn’t see why
Born from above and hearing the call
O how I remember it all
What a wonderful, wonderful life this has been
What a wonderful life, what a wonderful life
What a wonderful Life this has been
A dark-headed girl in a Sunday school class
Dying to take her out but afraid to ask
Shakin’ like a leaf I finally made that call in the end
We both let the nest and moved to the east
To a little college town, Mayberry RFD
In a candlelit church we pledged our all
O how I remember it all
What a wonderful, wonderful life this has been
A Cadillac ride down a country lane
Surrendered to preach thought I was goin’ insane
How’d I end up doing what I swore that I would never do?
Now with two little kids and a house in town
I’m at peace with myself with good friends all around
It’s good for my soul to stop and recall
O just to remember it all
What a wonderful, wonderful life this has been
O it’s good for my soul to stop and recall
O just to remember it all
What a wonderful, wonderful life this has been
By Jamie Page
c 2004, One Voice Music, ASCAP