The weather man said there was a pretty good chance   Of a big one coming that night   Everybody in town was locking it down   Closing shutters and finding flash lights   Oh but daddy's intuition is sharper then a knife   Said the rain don't come til the robin takes flight   And he smiled like he always does   We stayed out until the sun came up      Chorus   And we counted our blessings one by one   And the wind and the thunder never did come   We just sat there talking, laughing like fools   Nobody watching but the man in the moon   And the whole world slept that perfect night   I learned a little bout living and a lot about life   Out there in the backyard   Just me and him and 538 stars      Some shimmered and shined like big diamond rings   Some sank into the milky way   He old me about the one who led the three kings   To the stable on Christmas Day   He always made it easy for me to understand   Said we're all a part of a much bigger plan   And he smiled like he always does   We stayed out until the sun came up      Chorus   And we counted our blessings one by one   And the wind and the thunder never did come   We just sat there talking, laughing like fools   Nobody watching but the man in the moon   And the whole world slept that perfect night   I learned a little bout living and a lot about life   Out there in the backyard   Just me and him and 538 stars      Bridge   We watched the world   Just the two of us   Like it always is   Like it always was      Chorus   And we counted our blessings one by one   And the wind and the thunder never did come   We just sat there talking, laughing like fools   Nobody watching but the man in the moon   And the whole world slept that perfect night   I learned a little bout living and a lot about life   Out there in the backyard   Just me and him and 538 stars   Just me and dad and 538 stars