Mother and father I wanna make you proud Brothers and sisters Let me scream out loud I love you all I love it, yeah Thank you for everything I love it, yeah yeah yeah I've never been religious

I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't

I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't

Don't wanna be a part of the good ol' boys club Cigars and handshakes, appreciate you but no thanks Another gear in a big machine don't sound like fun to me Favors for friends will get you in and get you far I don't need a membership to validate The hard

You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you. Can't keep my eyes off of you. You feel like heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived And I thank God I'm alive. And if it's quite alright, I need you, baby,

I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't

And you gave me back The love I had The faith I'd lost The life I knew Stay with me baby I wanna thank you for the love that you give me And the sun that you put in my sky You don't know how much you've lifted me up

All I wanna do is see my granny on the other side All I wanna do is kill the man that made my momma cry Grateful for the blessings you bring Thank you for the ones I love Forgive me for the times I was Down and confused, I know What I reap is what I will

Yeah, she's not him No matter what you say No matter what you do I just can't fall in love with you 'Cause you're not him You're not him She's not him I wanna start by saying "Thank you" I'm gonna miss you, honey

I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't