The odds of being struck by lightning Are one in 3,000 I watched from a window As 13 people that were not me Got struck by it Just a few feet away From where I was standing And I am left thinking About how that could have so easily Been me Out of curiosity I looked up odds in a lifetime I wanted to know How often things happen What came up Consisted only of odds of dying And I laughed Thinking About all of the other odds That were more important than death That were more interesting Than freak accidents And demise How about the odds of meeting someone With the same exact name Or the odds Of loving someone who loves the same stuff As you do The odds Of throwing a perfect game in baseball Are one in 18,192 The odds of finding your soulmate Are one in 10,000 And more people are concerned Of getting bit by a shark than finding love The chances of that happening Are one in 11.5 million Sharks are not the enemy We are If you ask me I would say I'd much rather focus On the rare positives There are good things that happen daily That happen unexpectedly It is better to hope for those Than worry about ones unlikely You can measure the past All you want Give it numbers And try predict future But one thing you cannot do Is measure life.