Amy Grant

Songwriter: Amy Grant

Always the winner, baby
You're always the center, baby
But don't you ever get lonely at night
When the clouds have gone away?

It's always
You're showing her the lady
Always the lady
You're full of
Yourself, you know
Gone crazy

There was a time when you cared for their hearts
And the need to show them love was tearing you apart

But you changed, you know
Become the star of the show
Now you've got nothing to give;
Where is the truth you once lived?

You're just lonely
Don't you feel lonely?

Turn out the spotlight, I'm tired. Turn out the spotlight
My mind will die, Lord, I'm crying

Oh, I'm to turn my gaze back, Lord, to you
You're the only one who knows me
Just mold me back to you

By the time Amy Grant was nineteen, she was Contemporary Christian music’s most celebrated singer. Grant grew up in the Church of Christ where she sang for God two nights a week. As a teen, she decided to pursue a career in music, writing her first song while attending devotional meetings at her high school.

Grant recorded a demo while working as an intern at a recording studio and the owner was so impressed he signed her to his own label and released her first album Amy Grant in 1977. It spawned three top 10 songs on Billboard’s Christian Songs chart.

The following year, Grant began touring while balancing college studies. Her second album My Father’s Eyes was released in April 1979. At its record release party, she met future first husband gospel singer Gary Chapman. He’d written its title track, and it would become her first of many Christian Songs Chart-toppers. Her third album Never Alone came out in 1981 and features the #3 Christian Songs hit “Look What Has Happened To Me”.

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My Father’s Eyes

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My Father’s Eyes (1979)

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