"I Appreciate You" lyrics

I remember drawing circles on the sand down by the water
Young and amazing by the crashing waves
I used to sit alone and wonder, why I wasn't like the others
Laughing and playing with thier mothers

But now I know she made a sacrifice
So I could have the finest things in life

I'll spend a lifetime just to show you
How I appreciate you, you taught me how to be myself
I'll walk a million miles, and I'll fall a thousand times
But you taught me how to be myself

I remember lying in the dark and feeling sad coz it was so hard
Tears running down my face
And everytime I heard a car go past
I would run up and look through the glass
Hoping I'd see your face

But now I know she made a sacrifice
So I could have the finest things in life

I'll spend a lifetime just to show you
How I appreciate you, you taught me how to be myself
I'll walk a million miles, and I'll fall a thousand times
But you taught me how to be myself

You taught me how to be indepentent
And you taught me how to stand strong
And I'm the person that I am today
Coz what I went through in those days
She made a sacrifice, to give me the finest things in life