Amy Grant

Songwriter: Dann Huff Gary Chapman Amy Grant

You know some days I like me
Some days I don't
Some days I try with passion
Sometimes I won't
I might just hold my guard up
And lock my heart up tight;
But it's the door that's open
Letting in the light
There's a battle ragin'
Inside of me;
It's a holy struggle
And it won't let go of me!

No, no, no
I don't wanna stop the fighting
Whoa, whoa, whoa
I just wanna live right

Oh!

I used to sit and ponder
If I'd be fine
If Jesus lived His own life
And I lived mine
But love is such a magnet
It pulled me night and day
Until my needy heart
Just couldn't stay away
Life can drive you crazy
Or just about;
But even when it's most frustrating
This kid's not walking out!

No, no, no
I don't wanna stop the fighting
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Sure it's tough but I won't deny it
No, no, no
I don't wanna waste my life hiding
Whoa, whoa, whoa
I just wanna live right

I've made up my mind now
I don't wanna lose out, (unguarded)
Beginning to see now
What the fight is about (unguarded heart)
I gotta stay open
Keep defenses all down (unguarded)
Don't wanna be hiding
When the love comes round!

No, no, no
I don't wanna stop the fight, now
Whoa, whoa, whoa
I just wanna live right, now

No, no, no...

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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