Story Behind The Song

Written the night Carrie Underwood won American Idol (May 2005), I thought about the incredible highs and heart-wrenching lows that life throws, and wanted to write a song expressing an attitude of gratefulness, while recognizing the brevity of life for m

Song Description

This anthem begins like a movie, a person "breathes their last of the midnight air, but never sees the morning light", then moves to wanting to appreciate life, leave a legacy, experience wonders and awesome glories while we're here, however long or short

Lyrics

Vs. 1:
Somebody won?t make it home tonight
They?ll breathe their last of the midnight air
But never see the morning light;
So I wanna? live life to the fullest
Experience the glories that make us stand in awe;
I wanna? leave some memories to cherish;
And though I can?t comprehend the wonder of it all

Refrain:
I?m amazed, and I am grateful
For all my days, I am so thankful
For every blessing I have known,
Every kindness I?ve been shown;
Through mountains or valleys of pain,
I?m still? amazed.

Vs. 2:
I?m amazed by the power that makes the sun rise each morn;
I?m amazed by the cry of life every time a child is born.
And as I gaze upon my life now, and see where I could have been,
I recognize the mercy that?s been poured on me like rain, (and)

[REFRAIN]

Bridge:
When I say good-bye, I wanna? leave a legacy
And return the gifts that I?ve received, that someone else might see?

Ref:
And be amazed, and be grateful?. For all these days
For I?m so thankful?.. (to the end of refrain)