[Verse 1] I see the early rides The late nights on your feet The hands that held the doors The ones that made me see The phone calls, the hard talks The work behind the smile You gave me every inch You carried every mile [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t let it pass I’m saying it out loud Every name in my heart Every face in this crowd [Chorus] I appreciate you I appreciate you For every step you took To get me through I appreciate you I appreciate you All the people and the work That brought me here [Verse 2] The mentors in the rain The friends who stayed all in My mama with the faith My brother in the wind The ones who built the floor Before I had a stage You wrote the open road Page by patient page [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t let it pass I’m saying it out loud Every name in my heart Every face in this crowd [Chorus] I appreciate you I appreciate you For every step you took To get me through I appreciate you I appreciate you All the people and the work That brought me here [Bridge] If I stand a little taller It’s because you stood first If I say I made it on my own That would be the worst I’m naming every brick Every scar, every show What I have, what I am I want you all to know [Chorus] I appreciate you I appreciate you For every step you took To get me through I appreciate you I appreciate you All the people and the work That brought me here
