Dad sold every record he ever owned

Floyd and Zeppelin, Beatles, Stones

A lifetime of music gone just to get me through

Momma always had her a second job

Gone with the sun until six o'clock

Whatever it took to get by she was gonna do

Didn't dawn on me back then but now I see

That without them, I wouldn't be me

When I'm up here on this stage

The spotlight's on my face

But I see you

Sure it's me behind this mic stand

And it's me strumming this Gibson

It's me they love to give the credit to

But me don't mean a thing without you

You make sacrifices every night and day

Never hear the crowd scream your name

But there's a smile and a hand to hold when the show is through

I'd give it all up just to keep your love

But you wouldn't let me 'cause you care too much

About watching me watch my dreams all come true

When I'm up here on this stage

The spotlight's on my face

But I see you

Well sure it's me behind this mic stand

And it's me strumming this Gibson

It's me they love to give the credit to

But me don't mean a thing without you

You worked overtime to buy those tickets

The gas, the beer and the babysitters

Just to spend one night with your baby at a country show

Paid twenty damn dollars for a place to park

Got in line early to grab your spot

So you deserve every word, every line of your favorite tune

When I'm up here on this stage

The spotlight's on my face

But I see you

Well sure it's me behind this mic stand

And it's me strumming this Gibson

And it's me they love to give the credit to

I'm just trying to give the credit where credit's due

Because me don't mean a thing without you