CeeLo’s passionate ode to firefighters is a cover of his own hit single “Fuck You” and was released in 2011 as part of Duracell’s “Power Those Who Protect Us” battery donation program, which donated 10 million batteries to volunteer fire departments.
The project was also personal for CeeLo, whose m...
For a lifetime of service in the name of love
I wanna thank you
I could say it a thousand time and it wouldn't be enough
I wanna thank you for everything you do
I wrote a song about ya
What would we do without ya
And we won’t forget
And all our lives have been blessed cause you're simply the best
And we thank you
I admire your quest for fire
The one that always burns inside
After all you've been through
You still continue
In memory of the ones who fought and died
So we’re thanking you-ooh
Living a dream come true
Alright, well
Ooh-ooh, have I got news for you
Yeah, you are appreciated
For a lifetime of service in the name of love
We wanna thank you
I could say it a thousand time and it wouldn't be enough
We wanna thank you for everything you do
I wrote a song about ya
What would we do without ya
And we won't forget
And all our lives have been blessed cause you're simply the best
And we thank you
Now please know that you're my hero
And each and every day is new
When I see ya
I wanna be ya
If only I was brave as you
So I'm thanking you-ooh
For everything you do
Uh-huh, yes
Ooh-ooh, I know this much is true
Dude, my mama was a firefighter
For a lifetime of service in the name of love
We wanna thank you
I could say it a thousand time and it wouldn't be enough
We wanna thank you for everything you do
I wrote a song about ya
What would we do without ya
And we won't forget
And all our lives have been blessed cause you’re simply the best
And we thank you
Now ever since I was a little kid this was a dream that I had
(so bad, so bad, so bad)
And every now and then I wanna ride that fire engine so bad
Yes, I do!
For a lifetime of service in the name of love
We wanna thank you
I could say it a thousand time and it wouldn’t be enough
We wanna thank you for everything you do
I wrote a song about ya
What would we do without ya
And we won't forget
And all our lives have been blessed cause you’re simply the best
And we thank you
Thank You was written by CeeLo Green & Bruno Mars & Ari Levine & Brody Brown & Philip Lawrence.
CeeLo Green released Thank You on Mon May 09 2011.
It’s a very noble cause, and I connect with it very, very personally because my mother was a fireman as well — one of the first black female firemen in Atlanta, Georgia, so quite a historic accomplishment.
- CeeLo’s website, circa 2011