[Verse 1] Funny, nobody was calling When the whole thing barely ran. When the money wasn't coming, When I didn't have a plan. Nobody wanted their name on it When the odds were looking bad. Everybody had an opinion On the things I shouldn't have. They said, Maybe try another. Maybe this just isn't you. Funny how that conversation changed The second something finally grew. [Pre-Chorus] Now they're coming out of nowhere, Talking like they always knew. Everybody loves the finish. WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU? [Chorus] EVERYBODY WANTS THE CREDIT WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING LEFT TO CLAIM. NOBODY WANTED IN THE PICTURE TILL SOMEBODY BUILT THE FRAME. YOU WEREN'T THERE WHEN IT WAS NOTHING. YOU WEREN'T THERE WHEN NOTHING PAID. EVERYBODY WANTS THE CREDIT— NOBODY WANTS THE DAYS IT TAKES. [Verse 2] Now the boss says, We accomplished. Funny word, that fucking we. I remember who was working While he watched from twenty feet. Now the guy who said I'd fail here Says he always saw the spark. Says he knew I'd make it someday. Could've fooled me at the start. Now the ones who never answered Want to tell me what they gave. Everybody planted something Once there's something here to shade. [Pre-Chorus] They don't want the sleepless evenings. They don't want the empty page. They just want to stand beside you WHEN SOMEBODY BUILDS THE STAGE. [Chorus] EVERYBODY WANTS THE CREDIT WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING LEFT TO CLAIM. NOBODY WANTED IN THE PICTURE TILL SOMEBODY BUILT THE FRAME. YOU WEREN'T THERE WHEN IT WAS NOTHING. YOU WEREN'T THERE WHEN NOTHING PAID. EVERYBODY WANTS THE CREDIT— NOBODY WANTS THE DAYS IT TAKES. [Verse 3] Success has got a lot of fathers. Failure dies without a name. Everybody knew the answer Once somebody won the game. They remember conversations That I swear we never had. All the doors they claim they opened. All the help they swear they gave. Maybe memory gets generous When there's something worth a share. Maybe people see themselves inside A win once it is there. But I remember every silence. Every call that went ignored. Every person who believed in me— AND EVERYONE WHO FOUND THE DOOR. [Bridge] So here's the part nobody mentions: I didn't build this shit alone. There were people there beside me When there wasn't much to show. Those are names I'll say forever. Those are hands I won't forget. They were there before the payoff. They were there before success. But if you only came around here When the hard part disappeared, Don't rewrite yourself into the story JUST BECAUSE THE END LOOKS GOOD FROM HERE. [Final Chorus] EVERYBODY WANTS THE CREDIT WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING LEFT TO CLAIM. NOBODY WANTED IN THE PICTURE TILL SOMEBODY BUILT THE FRAME. YOU WEREN'T THERE WHEN IT WAS NOTHING. DON'T PRETEND YOU SHARED THE WEIGHT. EVERYBODY LOVES THE VICTORY— NOBODY WANTS THE YEARS IT TAKES. SO GIVE THE CREDIT TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE BEFORE IT PAID. THE ONES WHO STOOD THERE IN THE DARKNESS WHEN THERE WASN'T SHIT TO GAIN. EVERYBODY WANTS THE CREDIT. FINE. YOU WANT YOUR NAME DISPLAYED? SHOW ME WHERE THE FUCK YOU WERE WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING HERE TO CLAIM. [Outro] Now everybody says they knew it. Everybody had a hand. Everybody saw it coming. Everybody had the plan. Funny. I remember when it wasn't working. Could've sworn the room was empty then. Everybody wants the credit. Nobody remembers when.
