Dan + Shay’s first release since their last single, “Nothin' Like You,” went to #1 on the charts.
In an interview with Genius, Dan Smyers said “this is probably the most special song we ever wrote.”
It’s a classic love story, the tale told by our grandparents. Both Shay’s and my grandparents were...
[Verse 1: Dan & Shay]
Grandma and grandpa painted a picture
Of 65 years in one little house
More than a memory
More than saying I do
Kiss you goodnights
And I love you’s
Me and you baby
We’ll walk in their footsteps
We’ll build our own family
One day at a time
10 little toes
A painted pink room
Our beautiful baby looks just like you
[Chorus 1: Dan & Shay]
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
Now til forever it’s all of me, all of you
Just take my hand and I’ll be the man your dad hoped that I’d be
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
For worse or for better
And I will be all you need
Beside you I’ll stand through the good and the bad
We’ll give all that we have
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
[Verse 2: Dan & Shay]
This life will go by in the blink of an eye
But I wouldn’t wanna spend it without you by my side
The clouds are gonna roll
The earth’s gonna shake
But I’ll be your shelter
Through the wind and the rain
[Chorus 2: Dan & Shay]
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
Now til forever it’s all of me, all of you
Just take my hand and I’ll be the man your dad hoped that I’d be
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
For worse or for better
And I will be all you need
Beside you I’ll stand through the good and the bad
We’ll give all that we have
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
[Verse 3: Dan & Shay]
Someday we’ll wake up with thousands of pictures
Of 65 years in this little house
I won’t trade for nothin’ this life that we built
I’ll kiss you goodnight and say I love you still
[Chorus 3: Dan & Shay]
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
For worse or for better
And I will be all you need
Beside you I’ll stand through the good and the bad
We’ll give all that we have
And we’ll build this love from the ground up
From the ground up
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From The Ground Up was written by Chris DeStefano & Shay Mooney & Dan Smyers.
From The Ground Up was produced by Scott Hendricks & Dan Smyers.
Dan + Shay released From The Ground Up on Fri Feb 05 2016.