Written by Jim Weatherly

- entered the Billboard Top 40 the week of March 9, 1974 and
stayed for 13 weeks, peaking at #3 the week of April 27, 1974
- soul cover version of Ray Price's #83 country ballad from 1973
- a version by The Persuaders, released March 2, 1974, reached #85

I've had my share of life's ups and downs
But fate's been kind, the downs have been few
I guess you could say that I've been lucky
Well, I guess you could say that it's all because of you

If anyone should ever write my life story
For whatever reason there might be
Ooo, you'll be there between each line of pain and glory
'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened to me
Ah, you're the best thing that ever happened to me

Oh, there have been times when times were hard
But always somehow I made it, I made it through
'Cause for every moment that I've spent hurting
There was a moment that I spent, ah, just loving you

If anyone should ever write my life story
For whatever reason there might be
Oh, you'll be there between each line of pain and glory
'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened to me
Oh, you're the best thing that ever happened to me
I know, you're the best thing, oh, that ever happened to me




» End Of Our Road
» Every Beat Of My Heart
» Everybody Needs Love
» For Once In My Life
» Friendship Train
» Giving Up
» Going Ups And The Coming Downs
» Help Me Make It Through the Night
» I Don't Want To Do Wrong
» I Dont Want To Do Wrong
» I Feel a Song (in My Heart)
» I Heard It Through The Grapevine
» I've Got To Use My Imagination
» If I Were Your Woman
» It Should Have Been Me
» Just Walk In My Shoes
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Every Beat of My Heart
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Everybody Needs Love
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-For Once In My Life
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Friendship Train
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Giving Up
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-I Feel a Song (in My Heart)
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-It Should Have Been Me
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Just Walk In My Shoes
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Letter Full of Tears
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-License To Kill
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-The End of Our Road
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-The Going Ups And The Coming Downs
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-The Nitty Gritty
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-The Way We Were Try to Remember
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Where Peaceful Waters Flow
» Knight Gladys (And The Pips)-Youre Number One (In My Book)
» Letter Full Of Tears
» License To Kill
» Midnight Train To Georgia
» Missing You
» Neither One Of Us
» Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Go
» So Sad the Song
» Superwoman
» Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
» The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
» The End of Our Road
» The Going Ups And The Coming Downs
» The Nitty Gritty
» The Way We Were / Try to Remember
» Way We Were Try To Remember
» Where Peaceful Waters Flow
» You Need Love Like I Do
» You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)
» Your The Best Thing
» Youre Number One (In My Book)

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