The story behind this song
The kid who tailed you half a block behind on a wobbly bike. Who wore your hand-me-downs like trophies, barged into your room and flopped on the floor, copied your homework, then somehow got smarter than you. The one who cried about grades in middle school and took the long way through the doubt. That same kid is up there now in a cap and gown, standing ten feet tall.
For the big brother or sister who is the loudest in the crowd and will not calm down, because that's their blood up there.
Lyrics
Hold on — is that you up there?
The one who used to follow me everywhere?
The one who used to follow me everywhere?
You tailed me on that wobbly bike, half a block behind
Wore my hand-me-downs like trophies, swore that you didn't mind
You'd knock and barge in anyway, flop down on my floor
Now you're walking 'cross a stage and I can't picture you small anymore
Wore my hand-me-downs like trophies, swore that you didn't mind
You'd knock and barge in anyway, flop down on my floor
Now you're walking 'cross a stage and I can't picture you small anymore
When did the kid who copied my homework
Get smarter than me?
Get smarter than me?
Look at you now, kid — cap and gown and all
The one I taught to ride is standing ten feet tall
I'm the loudest in this crowd and I will not calm down
That's my blood up there — look at you now
The one I taught to ride is standing ten feet tall
I'm the loudest in this crowd and I will not calm down
That's my blood up there — look at you now
I remember middle school, when you cried about your grades
I told you you were brilliant — you said, "Then why's it hard?" I said
"Hard's how you can tell it counts," and look what counting did
You took the long way through the doubt and came out solid, kid
I told you you were brilliant — you said, "Then why's it hard?" I said
"Hard's how you can tell it counts," and look what counting did
You took the long way through the doubt and came out solid, kid
You stopped walking in my shadow
Somewhere years ago
Somewhere years ago
Look at you now, kid — cap and gown and all
The one I taught to ride is standing ten feet tall
I'm the loudest in this crowd and I will not calm down
That's my blood up there — look at you now
The one I taught to ride is standing ten feet tall
I'm the loudest in this crowd and I will not calm down
That's my blood up there — look at you now
And hey — between us — you were always the best of us
I just got here first, that's all
You're the one we brag about
I just got here first, that's all
You're the one we brag about
Look at you now, kid — cap and gown and all
The one I taught to ride is standing ten feet tall
I'm the loudest in this crowd and I will not calm down
That's my blood up there — look at you now
The one I taught to ride is standing ten feet tall
I'm the loudest in this crowd and I will not calm down
That's my blood up there — look at you now
Dinner's on me tonight, grad
Yeah — even dessert
Yeah — even dessert
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