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 Just for my brother and sister and me My first song came out all wrong But 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 'cause 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 'cause 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 'cause you cared It took a heart of gold and a million of 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