Don't Thank Me - Gradient

I thank my father for the person that I am today

He and my mama gave me everything I have today

He came to every single game so I was glad to play

Cheering for every stolen base and every basket made

And if you’re askin' me, he really has some brains

Mom fell in love with that, and his handsome face

When I asked him any question he would answer me

I’d hang on every single word that he had to say

Man I had to be just like my dad ‘cause hey

He was the biggest rock star for a man his age

So he got me a guitar and an amp to play

And my love affair with music all began this way

So I’m channeling his passion when I fan the flames

It’s his love burning in me when I command the stage

Can’t tell you how many times I catch myself saying

«Man, that sounds like something that my dad would say»

Because you’re all that I know

And in all that I do

I’m grateful for every single thing we’ve gone through

Yeah it’s all true

And this song’s for you

I was always the annoying little brother

In my sister’s room playing with her toys when I was younger

It was boisterous and fun but it was so beyond hard

To get away with stealing all her Pokémon cards

I don’t know why we’d argue;

I was fantastic

I even did her the kind favor of eating all her ChapStick

And I remember almost needing a hospital

Visit when I stuck her favorite bead in my nostril

We made golf courses out of VHS cassettes

Hit her head on the wall when she was rockin' out to Elvis

Made up a game Near & Far

And flung each other ‘round the room, you can see the scars

Still, in spite of the odds though it all ended up great

And she just graduated from the toughest college in the state

During times I miss her, I’m admiring pictures

Thinkin' I couldn’t have a more inspiring sister

And I’ll carry this name with me always

Livin' life in the way that they taught me

So don’t thank me for anything that I have done

‘Cause it’s my family that made me who I’ve become

And even though we didn’t have a lotta capital

And even though we’re kind of incompatible

Too much awesomeness for one house to hold

I’m never lost ‘cause I’ve got you all and I know

That I’m never gonna break down

I meant it when I said that I got everything okay now

I wanna see what could ever cause harm to me

When I got my mom with me

Honestly, no one compares on this Earth

Now I gotta slow it down so she can hear every word

Mom

When we moved from Japan to America

You had to be scared but you handled it very well

And when plans fell apart you were there for us, cared for us

That’s just a part of your character

Watashi no nihongo wa jyozu jyanai kedo

Boku mama tottemo daisuki dayo

So whether it’s Nihon or the American Republic

I’ll never be ashamed to hold your hand in public