Amy Grant

Songwriter: Gary Chapman Robbie Buchanan

Day turns to night, and I turn into bed
Can't get to sleep; something's in my head
Pacing the floor, I try to force a rhyme
Why do I fear this time?

It's not a song till it touches your heart
It's not a song till it tears you apart
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong
Till it gets through to you
It's not a song

Now close your eyes; look into your hand
What do you see?
Life is our song, to give and learn to take
Time will not wait

Oh, won't you please come dance
While the song's still playing
Won't be long till the silence falls

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong
Till it gets through to you
It's not a song

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong
Till it gets through to you
It's not a song

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong
Till it gets through to you
It's not a song

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong
Till it gets through to you
It's not a song

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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