I used to think that it was me against the world, but it wasn't Thought drinkin' from a glass half empty made it better, but it doesn't Funny all the things you realize When that 20-20 hindsight vision opens up your eyes Now my outlook on life is different than it used to be Yeah, my outlook is someone's up there Lookin' down and lookin' out for me ♪ Something in my ramblin' soul said I had to go toe to toe with the devil Fell in love with a gypsy girl, said she couldn't risk it on a rebel At least not one that doesn't have a cause And I'll admit, I guess back then that's all I really was Now my outlook on life is different than it used to be Yeah, my outlook is someone's up there Lookin' down and lookin' out for me ♪ There's so many crossroads you come to And you can't put your finger on Why you went the way you did, and then You look up and here you are on the flip side of crazy It's something more than lucky stars you thank when you kiss your baby Always believed in God and angels in the sky But never thought that I deserved an angel by my side Now my outlook on life is different than it used to be Yeah, my outlook is someone's up there Lookin' down and lookin' out for me Now my outlook on life is different than it used to be Yeah, my outlook is someone's up there Lookin' down and lookin' out for me Yeah, lookin' down, lookin' out for me