Somebody to Thank

I gotta thank a small town preacher
Makin me a hymn singer
On the sunday's mamma made me go
I gotta thank a high school teacher for believin' in a dreamer
And steering me down the road
I gotta thank my granddaddy for the saturday's on the lake
Cookin' 'em and reelin' 'em in
I gotta thank the boys I raised all kind of hell with
Couldn't ask for better best friends
I gotta thank earnhardt
Springsteen, luke skywalker
For filling up my memory bank
I gotta thank jd, jim beam, mr. anheuser
For a friday night good time drink
I gotta thank mama and my daddy
For eighteen years then gasin' up the chevrolet tank
No matter who you are
Everybody's got somebody to thank
I gotta thank an old coon dog
For licking my hand on days I was feeling alone
I gotta thank my old man's brother
For a tour in the jungle
Just to keep us all safe at home
I gotta thank a next door neighbor
For calling that number
That morning our house caught fire
I gotta thank a midwest farmer
For a teenage summer
With a boy he didn't have to hire
I gotta thank beau, luke, mellencamp
Joe montana for filling up my memory bank
I gotta thank jd, jim beam, mr anheuser
For a friday night good time drink
I gotta thank mama and my daddy
For eighteen years then gasin' up the chevrolet tank
No matter who you are
Everybody's got somebody to thank
No I ain't forgot and I'll never forget
I gotta thank God for every day I've had
And every day I'll get
I gotta thank the love of my life
Every day and night
For filling up my memory bank
I gotta thank jd, jim beam, mr anheuser
For a friday night good time drink
I gotta thank mama and my daddy
For eighteen years then gasin' up the chevrolet tank
No matter who you are
Everybody's got somebody to thank