Amy Grant

Songwriter: David Stearman Stephanie Boosahda

I never thought I needed someone
Till you came away
How I ever lived without you
I don't know to this day

There were times I could have done letter, I know
But even when I fail you or your love
Would never let go

You were there (You were there)
When I needed someone to talk to. (Talk to)
You were there (You were there)
When I could not find my way, oh
You know you could have given up on me
When you'd see that nobody cared
You were there!
You were there!

You know I've faced the same temptation
Time and again, (Time and again)
But how could someone leave this warmth
To go out in the rain

No one else could ever offer me more
Then your love and your understanding
A love I've never known before

You were there (You were there)
When I needed someone to talk to. (Talk to)
You were there (You were there)
When I could not find my way, oh
You know you could have given up on me
When you'd see that nobody cared
You were there! (You were there!)
You were there! (You were there!)
You were there! (You were there!)
You were there

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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