Thanks to You |
LyricsWoke up that mornin'Never knew how my life'd be changed Got up that morning Still feelin' that some ol pain Then you opened my eyes To the sunlight Put all the clouds behind A brand new day And all the questions I had in my mind I let them go 'cuz now I know I'm okay CHORUS Thanks to you I put my arms around The needin' child in me Thanks to you I can truly be a man when I need to be Thanks to you I'm not afraid to let The world see me Thanks to you I know it's true Thanks to you. All my life I been chasin' rainbows Never quite reachin' the end All my life I've been searchin' for A road to take me home All my life I've needed you my friend Then you opened my eyes To the sunlight Put all the clouds behind A brand new day And all the questions I had in my mind I let them go 'cuz now I know I'm okay CHORUS Thanks to you I can say hello To parts of me That I'd thought I'd let go Thanks to you I can laugh like a fool Don't have to put on a show Thanks to you At last I feel warm beside the fire Thanks to you Thanks to you Thanks to you |
| Short Song Description: This is a song about my current rather unusual relationship through which I've found a great deal of acceptance and love over the years. |
| Long Song Description: This is actually a rewrite of a song I had written years before for a different girlfriend. |
| Story Behind the Song: The inspiration for the original song, meeting that girlfriend,came about quite by chance, by accident. I was languishing in a world of surfers, druggies and feeling pretty out of place when I said hello to her and she responded thinking I was some other guy she'd met. The rest was history-my history. The girl in the re-write was no accident but no less life-changing. |
| Lyric Credits: Jack Sparks |
| Music Credits: Jack Sparks |
| Producer Credits: Denis D'Aoust |
| Performance Credits: Denis D'Aoust |
| Song Length: 4:21 |
| Primary Genre: Pop-Easy Listening |
| Secondary Genre: Pop-General |
| Tempo / Feel: Floating |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Laugh, Smile |
| Subject Matter 2: Jealousy |
| Mood 1: Glad |
| Mood 2: On Cloud Nine |
| Similar Artist 1: Johnny Mathis |
| Language: English |
| Era: 1970 - 1979 |