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DeGraw wrote the song about supporting someone through difficult times.
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About Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw combines pop and rock songwriting with a strong interest in soul and gospel singing. Raised in upstate New York, he developed material through club and coffeehouse performances before releasing Chariot in 2003. I Don't Want to Be became the theme for One Tree Hill. Later repertoire included Not Over You, written with Ryan Tedder, and the album Something Worth Saving, while a collaboration with Brett Young connected his work with country music.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Gavin DeGraw artist biography
Read licensed biography for musical approach, upbringing/performance development, Chariot/television use, Tedder credit and later projects. Omit present residence/business ownership and claims about song inspiration. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
2003
2005
Supplied note - not independently verified
DeGraw wrote the song about supporting someone through difficult times.
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Gavin DeGraw combines pop and rock songwriting with a strong interest in soul and gospel singing. Raised in upstate New York, he developed material through club and coffeehouse performances before releasing Chariot...
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