I Wouldn't Be Here

Every little league game, every middle school play
Every time I scraped my knee
Every double shift, every penny pinched
Was for my brother and sister and me
My first song came out all wrong
You told me it was good
I'm standing now to a sold-out crowd
Just like you said I would

Every time I hit rock bottom
You picked me right back up
When I felt like I was nothing
You said, "Son, you're more than enough"
And I'm the man I am today because you cared
And I wouldn't be here if you hadn't been there

Learned to drive, to tie a tie
And how to bait a hook
That all the answers to my questions
Could be found in the good book
Taught me patience is a virtue
And to learn from my mistakes
That the love of a good woman
Is worth more than money in the bank

Every time I hit rock bottom
You picked me right back up
When I felt like I was nothing
You said, "Son, you're more than enough"
And I'm the man I am today because you cared
And I wouldn't be here if you hadn't been there, oh yeah
If you hadn't been there

Every time I hit rock bottom
You picked me right back up
When I felt like I was nothing
You said, "Son, you're more than enough"
I'm the man I am today because you cared
It took a heart of gold and a million mama's prayers
I wouldn't be here, oh, I wouldn't be here
If you hadn't been there
Oh, if you hadn't been there