"the old songs"
Saturday, March 03, 2007 Filed in: my life
| deep thoughts
i love it when i hear
an old song that meant something to me at some point
and it all comes rushing back. especially if i
haven't heard it in a long time and had forgotten
about it.
that happened today. this was a song i heard over and over growing up. my mom used to play this cassette tape over and over in the car everywhere we went. it was Amy Grant's "The Collection" album. if i hear any song off that album, it totally takes me back to when i was like six.
this particular song, however, reminds me more of college. i sorta rediscovered it my freshman year. when you hear a song as a young child, the meaning can be lost. so, when i heard it in college, it was a combination of nostalgia and discovery. now the song has many things associated with it.
anyway, it's a very simple song that serves as a great reminder for me when i get down on myself and feel like i have to be more or do more or whatever.
"All I Ever Have to Be"
when the weight of all my dreams
is resting heavy on my head
and the thoughtful words of help and hope
have all been nicely said
but i'm still hurting
wondering if i'll ever be the one
i think i am...
i think i am
then You gently re-remind me
that You made me from the first
and the more i try to be the best
the more i get the worst
and i realize the good in me
is only there because of who You are
who You are
and all i ever have to be is what You made me
any more or less would be a step out of Your plan
as You daily recreate me help me always keep in mind
that i only have to do what i can find
and all i ever have to be
all i have to be
all i ever have to be
is what You made in me
that happened today. this was a song i heard over and over growing up. my mom used to play this cassette tape over and over in the car everywhere we went. it was Amy Grant's "The Collection" album. if i hear any song off that album, it totally takes me back to when i was like six.
this particular song, however, reminds me more of college. i sorta rediscovered it my freshman year. when you hear a song as a young child, the meaning can be lost. so, when i heard it in college, it was a combination of nostalgia and discovery. now the song has many things associated with it.
anyway, it's a very simple song that serves as a great reminder for me when i get down on myself and feel like i have to be more or do more or whatever.
"All I Ever Have to Be"
when the weight of all my dreams
is resting heavy on my head
and the thoughtful words of help and hope
have all been nicely said
but i'm still hurting
wondering if i'll ever be the one
i think i am...
i think i am
then You gently re-remind me
that You made me from the first
and the more i try to be the best
the more i get the worst
and i realize the good in me
is only there because of who You are
who You are
and all i ever have to be is what You made me
any more or less would be a step out of Your plan
as You daily recreate me help me always keep in mind
that i only have to do what i can find
and all i ever have to be
all i have to be
all i ever have to be
is what You made in me