Friends and Family (Stripped)

I've been given more than any man could reasonably expect

Tasted fame, I've tasted fortune

Undeniably, I'm blessed

When you're young you hear them say it,

But you don't fully believe

It all means nothing without friends and family

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family

I've won awards for playing chords

I've been the talk of the town

I've seen my name in lights

I've heard the roaring of the crowd

When I was young I thought that love would come from things that I achieved

The kind of love I crave and really need

Oh, that only comes from friends and family

(La da da da)

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family

Now it's good to have self-worth

And I'd say I have self esteem

But I'm only just one person

In this human symphony

And everybody knows that just one note don't make a masterpiece

There's no beauty there's no tension no release

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family

(La da da da)

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family

Now when it all is said and done

And my lungs no longer breathe

And I'm walking through the gates

My maker stands in front of me

And asks me what'd you do down there

What's the legacy you leave?

Hope I can respond confidently

That I spent my days, my time, my energy

Giving all I had to friends and family

(La da da da)

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family

Oh god, thank you for my friends and family