I've had my share of whiskey I never claimed to be perfect And i pray time don't hold that against me Who said i deserve the beauty that i see every morning And every long dark night gives me reason to be thankful I never said i was great, but i'm grateful (grateful) I never said i was great, but i'm grateful (grateful) Oh, I know that i coulda been gone Can't say that i was never wrong But that makes me grateful (grateful) I've done some things that are risky I never said i was a role model Had some nights i drank the whole bottle In past lives But last night it hit me how simply beautiful it is to breathe All the beauty that's in you and me And that made me thankful I never said i was great, but i'm grateful (grateful) I never said i was great, but i'm grateful (grateful) Oh, I know that i coulda been gone Can't say that i was never wrong But that makes me grateful (grateful) For every memory that came and went For every failure, every accident For every moment that i get to spend For every day i get i'm glad to live (yeah) 'Cause who knows how the story ends But we know that it's gonna end That gives me faith though I never said i was great, but i'm grateful (grateful) I never said i was great, but i'm grateful (grateful) Oh, I know that i coulda been gone Can't say that i was never wrong But that makes me grateful (grateful)