The best thing that ever happened to megladys knight & the pipswritten 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 #85i've had my share of life's ups and downsbut fate's been kind, the downs have been fewi guess you could say that i've been luckywell, 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 meoh, there have been times when times were hardbut always somehow i made it, i made it through'cause for every moment that i've spent hurtingthere 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