Hands That Carried Me

[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