You Were There

To that football coach in high school for putting me through Hell To the preacher who was kind enough to save me from Myself To My Wife who chose to marry me in spite of all my flaws To my best friends who loved me through it all You were There when even I gave up on me You were There when the path was too damn dark to see When the emptiness was far too much to bear And my heart believed I didn't have a prayer You were There To the teachers who encouraged me to be more than I was To the helpin' hands along the way that were There to pick me up To my Mom and Dad standing with me while I chase this crazy dream To all those who had my back you know how much you mean You were There when even I gave up on me You were There when the path was too damn dark to see When the emptiness was far too much to bear And my heart believed I didn't have a prayer You were There To the Heroes that I never got to meet Who sacrificed it all to keep me Safe and Free You were there when even I gave up on me You were There when the path was too damn dark to see When the emptiness was far too much to bear And my heart believed I didn't have a prayer God knows the only reason why I'm here Cause you were There You were There You were There You were There You were There