Amy Grant

Songwriter: Brown Bannister Amy Grant

Well, it seems with You
There is something new
Every time I turn around
Oh, I never really know quite what to expect
But it won't get me down

'Cause I know You bring
Each and everything
Just to teach me how to live
And the secret of it all is trusting in You
And the wisdom You give

So say goodbye to the feelings
'Cause the feelings go away
Say goodbye to the people
'Cause the people never stay
And say goodbye to the future
When it blinds you to today
And say goodbye to the reasoning
That's standing in the way
Oh, we've got to break away

Break away to be
Faith-walkin' people
You can't rely on everything you feel
Faith-talkin' people
We must discern what's really real
Faith-walkin' people
You can't believe in everything you see
Faith-talkin' people
Seems like such a mystery

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But in all the earth
There is nothing worth
Half as much as life with You
'Cause the people and things we're countin' on here
They're gonna pass away too

But I don't understand
Everything He's been
But I don't really have to know
'Cause He's giving me a joy that's filling my heart
But I've learned to let go

So say goodbye to the feelings
'Cause the feelings go away
Say goodbye to the people
'Cause the people never stay
And say goodbye to the future
When it blinds you to today
And say goodbye to the reasoning
That's standing in the way
Oh, we've got to break away

Break away to be
Faith-walkin' people
You can't rely on everything you feel
Faith-talkin' people
We must discern what's really real
Faith-walkin' people
You can't believe in everything you see
Faith-talkin' people
Seems like such a mystery

Daaa...da ba da dah-dat dah
Da ba dah...da ba da dah-dat dah
Da ba dat-dah dat dah

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

From the album

My Father’s Eyes (1979)

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