Somebody to Thank

I gotta thank a small town preacher Makin' me a hymn singer On the sunday's mama made me go I gotta thank a high school teacher for believin' in a dreamer And steering me down the road I gotta thank my granddaddy for the saturday's on the lake Cookin' 'em and reelin' 'em in I gotta thank the boys I raised all kind of hell with Couldn't ask for better best friends I gotta thank Earnhardt Springsteen, Luke Skywalker For filling up my memory bank I gotta thank JD, Jim Beam, Mr. Anheuser For a friday night good time drink I gotta thank mama and my daddy For eighteen years then gasin' up the chevrolet tank No matter who you are Everybody's got somebody to thank I gotta thank an old coon dog For licking my hand on days I was feeling alone I gotta thank my old man's brother For a tour in the jungle Just to keep us all safe at home I gotta thank a next door neighbor For calling that number That morning our house caught fire I gotta thank a midwest farmer For a teenage summer With a boy he didn't have to hire I gotta thank Beau, Luke, Mellencamp Joe Montana for filling up my memory bank I gotta thank JD, Jim Beam, Mr. Anheuser For a friday night good time drink I gotta thank mama and my daddy For eighteen years then gasin' up the chevrolet tank No matter who you are Everybody's got somebody to thank No I ain't forgot and I'll never forget I gotta thank God for every day I've had And every day I'll get I gotta thank the love of my life Every day and night For filling up my memory bank I gotta thank JD, Jim Beam, Mr. Anheuser For a friday night good time drink I gotta thank mama and my daddy For eighteen years then gasin' up the chevrolet tank No matter who you are Everybody's got somebody to thank No matter who you are Everybody's got somebody to thank