I've always thought that this song was Adam's way of addressing somebody he had to part with, possibly at a graduation as someone else already suggested.
"Stand on up and take a bow
There's something there and it's showing
There's no need to look around
You're the best we got going"
I think this is like talking to an insecure or uncertain person who doesn't really see how great they are or could be, and it's just Adam saying "Yeah, you deserve all this appreciation you're getting."
"Shout out to the dreams you'll chase
Shout out to the hearts you'll break
Nothing's gonna stop you now
I guess you better be going"
This feels like wishing this person well with all their dreams and love life as well (I suppose) and kind of just pushing them along and saying, "you will be great and achieve amazing things in life, so just go for it."
The rest of the lyrics kind of follow along these same lines, so I won't go into incredible detail, but this in general, I feel this song is about Adam wishing someone well and telling them that they'll achieve their dreams and do great things in life, and he's kind of proud of them for that.
My interpretation
I've always thought that this song was Adam's way of addressing somebody he had to part with, possibly at a graduation as someone else already suggested.
"Stand on up and take a bow There's something there and it's showing There's no need to look around You're the best we got going"
I think this is like talking to an insecure or uncertain person who doesn't really see how great they are or could be, and it's just Adam saying "Yeah, you deserve all this appreciation you're getting."
"Shout out to the dreams you'll chase Shout out to the hearts you'll break Nothing's gonna stop you now I guess you better be going"
This feels like wishing this person well with all their dreams and love life as well (I suppose) and kind of just pushing them along and saying, "you will be great and achieve amazing things in life, so just go for it."
The rest of the lyrics kind of follow along these same lines, so I won't go into incredible detail, but this in general, I feel this song is about Adam wishing someone well and telling them that they'll achieve their dreams and do great things in life, and he's kind of proud of them for that. My interpretation