(M. Riperton  R. Rudolph) 

 

The reasons for my life are in a million faces 

Like aching promises I feel them in my bones 

Slipping through my fingers to dance upon the road 

The reasons for my life are more than I can hold 

But oh, the sweet delight to sing with all my might 

To spark the inner light of wonder burning bright 

You're not alone 

You're not alone 



The reasons for my life are buried in deep places 

Words once could awaken them 

these seeds that I have sown 

Ringing through the madness to crash against the cold 

The reasons for my life cannot be bought or sold 



The reasons for my life are filling all my spaces 

Like rushing waters flow, they carry me along 

Twisting through my memory to pull free from the load 

The reasons for my life are more than I was told