I'm glad I had the nerve   To talk to you that day   I could just as easily   And let you get away   In that crowded airport   Far from my hometown   If I had lost my courage then   You wouldn't be around   I'm glad I had the nerve      And I'm glad he had the nerve   To get down on his knees   And say "I bought this ring for you   Won't you wear it please?"   My Daddy sure touched somethin'   In my Mamma's heart somehow   If he hadn't, I sure wouldn't   Be here with you now   I'm glad he had the nerve      Or I never would've   Lived like this   Or learned like this   Or laughed like this   Or loved like this      I'm glad he had the nerve   To sail across the sea   My great grand daddy's   Great grandpa in 1833   He met an Indian maiden   In the smoky mountain mist   If they hadn't crossed that line   I would not exist   I'm glad they had the nerve      And I'm glad He had the nerve   While staring into space   To give this universe   A time and a place   With one tiny atom   Or an Adam and an Eve   However you look at it   Whatever you believe   I'm glad He had the nerve      Or we never would've   Lived like this   Or learned like this   Or laughed like this   Or loved like this   Thank God He had the nerve   And I'm glad I had the nerve   To talk to you that day