"Lucky Ones" is a song by Lana Del Rey from her first major-label album, Born to Die. It serves as the third bonus track from the album and also as the closing song for the album's deluxe edition. The track was written with Rick Nowels and is produced by Emile Haynie.
Background[]
The song reportedly replaced "Hundred Dollar Bill" on the deluxe version of Born to Die.[S 1]
Cross-references[]
- A mention of meeting someone "now and then" when "the stars align/shine" is also found in "Damn You".
- Getting out of somewhere with a lover is a theme in "Prom Song (Gone Wrong), among others.
- "Being on fire" is thematically similar to a lyric found in "Summertime Sadness", "Body Electric", "Sad Girl", and "Baby Blue Love".
- The use of "fire" to rhyme with "higher and higher" is also heard in "West Coast".
- Feeling lucky is also referenced in "Candy Necklace".
Official versions[]
- Album version — 3:45
- Instrumental version — 3:48
- Demo version 1 (produced by Rick Nowels) — 3:47
- Demo version 2 — Unknown
Lyrics[]
Album version[]
Let's get outta this town, baby, we're on fire
Everyone around here seems to be going down, down, down
If you stick with me, I can take you higher and higher
It feels like all of our friends are lost, nobody's found, found, found
I got so scared, I thought no one could save me
You came along, scooped me up like a baby
Every now and then, the stars align
Boy and girl meet by the great design
Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones?
Everybody told me love was blind
Then I saw your face and you blew my mind
Finally, you and me are the lucky ones this time
Boy, get into my car, got a bad desire
You know that we'll never leave if we don't get out now, now, now
You're a careless con and you're a crazy liar, but, baby
Nobody can compare to the way you get down, down, down
I tried so hard to act nice like a lady
You taught me that it was good to be crazy
Every now and then, the stars align
Boy and girl meet by the great design
Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones?
Everybody told me love was blind
Then I saw your face and you blew my mind
Finally, you and me are the lucky ones this time
Feels like, feels like, you know it feels like falling in love for the first time
Feels like, you know it feels like falling in love
Every now and then, the stars align
Boy and girl meet by the great design
Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones?
Everybody told me love was blind
Then I saw your face and you blew my mind
Finally, you and me are the lucky ones this time
Demo version[]
Let's get outta this town, baby, we're on fire
Everyone around here seems to be going down, down, down
If you stick with me, I can take you higher and higher
It feels like all of our friends are lost, nobody's found, found, found
I got so scared, I thought no one could save me
You came along, scooped me up like a baby
Every now and then, the stars align
Boy and girl meet by the great design
Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones?
Everybody told me love was blind
Then I saw your face and you blew my mind
Finally, you and me are the lucky ones this time
Boy, get into my car, got a bad desire
You know that we'll never leave if we don't get out now, now, now
You're a careless con and you're a crazy liar, but, baby
Nobody can compare to the way you get down, down, down
I tried so hard to act nice like a lady
You taught me that it was good to be crazy
Every now and then, the stars align
Boy and girl meet by the great design
Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones?
Everybody told me love was blind
Then I saw your face and you blew my mind
Finally, you and me are the lucky ones this time
Feels like, feels like, you know it feels like falling in love for the first time
Feels like, you know it feels like falling in love
Every now and then, the stars align
Boy and girl meet by the great design
Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones?
Everybody told me love was blind
Then I saw your face and you blew my mind
Finally, you and me are the lucky ones this time
Every now and then, the stars align
Boy and girl meet by the great design
Could it be, yeah, you and me are the lucky ones this time?
Credits[]
Personnel[a]
- Lana Del Rey — songwriting, vocals
- Rick Nowels — songwriting, co-production, vocal production, keyboards
- Emile Haynie — production, keyboards, drums, guitar
- Kieron Menzies — engineering
- Larry Gold — strings arrangement, strings conducting
- Steve Tirpak — strings assistance
- Patrick Warren — strings, guitars, keyboards, secondary strings
- Maria Vidal — additional vocals
- Manny Marroquin — mixing
- Erik Madrid — assistance
- Chris Galland — assistance
- John Davis — mastering
Technical
- Published by EMI
- Engineered at The Green Building, Santa Monica, California
- Mastered at Metropolis Mastering, London, United Kingdom
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Adapted from the album's liner notes.
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