[Intro] Yeah This one’s for my first hero My Daddio [Verse 1] I was your little shadow everywhere you went Learning how you moved, how you spent what you spent If you wore it, I wanted one too Same old swagger, just a size down shoe I thought you could lift the whole damn block Like nothing in the way could ever make you stop Before I knew what a good man meant I saw it in the way you lived—that was evidence [Pre-Chorus] Every road that brought me here Has your fingerprints somewhere Every time I hold my ground I can feel you standing there [Chorus] I got the rhythm from you Got that grit from you How to get knocked down, then get right back into it If I stand a little taller If my word still means the truth If there’s any good in this man I’m turning into I got it from you [Verse 2] You came up when the records made the whole room shake Seventies soul with an eighties backbeat ache Always the first one out where the floor was Like the band knew your name and turned it up for us I saw that freedom and I wanted it too So I learned to let the bass line pull me through Once that rhythm hit, it never let me go Every dance I ever knew started with you [Pre-Chorus] Every beat beneath my feet Takes me back to where you’d be Showing me without a word How alive a man could be [Chorus] I got the rhythm from you Got that grit from you How to get knocked down, then get right back into it If I stand a little taller If my word still means the truth If there’s any good in this man I’m turning into I got it from you [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Life got bigger, and the years kept moving on I took some roads you probably would’ve called me wrong I made mistakes, I took my hits, I lost my way But your example kept me lined up day by day You taught me strength ain’t never falling down It’s showing up when everybody else is out And I hope the way I’m living lets you see Your little buddy grew into the man you raised in me [Bridge] I don’t know if I’ve said enough How your steady hands held all of us You were my superhero before I knew Heroes are just people who keep pulling through And if I become half the man I’ve always seen when I look at you Then I’ll know I did all right And made my hero proud of me too [Final Chorus] I got the rhythm from you Got that grit from you The strength to face the hard days and push right through If I love a little deeper If I fight for what is true If I’m anywhere near the man I always wanted to I got it from you Yeah, I got the rhythm from you Every stubborn little move Every dream I’m still chasing Every piece I’m still making Everything I’m becoming Still comes walking back to you [Outro] My first hero My Daddio I hope you know I got it from you
