I Never Grew Alone

I Never Grew Alone

People ask me how I made it this far…
in a hat this big.
I tell them, honey…
I had help.

Never alone…
(never alone)
Never alone…
(never alone)

Somebody saved me a seat every time,
somebody laughed at my worst punchline,
somebody taught me the two-step slow,
somebody said, "Wear the red, let's go."
Somebody kept a key to my door,
and never once kept any score.

Never asked for the credit,
never needed the praise,
you just kept on showing up
on the plainest of days.

I never grew alone!
(never alone!)
Underneath it all,
your roots were holding mine.
Every time I stood up tall,
somebody held the line.
Here's to every hand I've known,
I never grew alone!

Clap for the roots! (clap, clap!)
Clap for the roots! (clap, clap!)
Clap for the ones who held you up,
clap for the roots! (hey!)

Now here we are, the same old crew,
you still know my order, I still know yours too.
You hum the part when I lose the song,
I count you in when the drum comes along.
Feathers and velvet, the whole room sways,
we're wearing the love of a thousand days.

Never asked for the credit,
never needed the praise,
so tonight I'm gonna give it
in a hundred little ways.

I never grew alone!
(never alone!)
Underneath it all,
your roots were holding mine.
Every time I stood up tall,
somebody held the line.
Here's to every hand I've known,
I never grew alone!

Clap for the roots! (clap, clap!)
Clap for the roots! (clap, clap!)
Clap for the ones who held you up,
clap for the roots! (hey!)

Out in the world,
nobody claps for roots.
They hold on in the quiet,
they keep the whole thing standing,
and nobody sees them try.

So tonight…
I'm clapping for you.

CLAP FOR THE ROOTS!

We never grew alone!
(never alone!)
Underneath it all,
your roots were holding mine.
Every time we stood up tall,
somebody held the line.
Here's to every hand we've known,
we never grew alone!

Clap for the roots! (clap, clap!)
Clap for the ones who held you up…
never alone… never alone…

So next time somebody asks me
how I made it this far in a hat this big…
I'm just gonna point at you.