Because You Loved Me

LYRICS

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

(Theme From 'Up Close & Personal')
Words and Music by Diane Warren
Realsongs/Touchstone Pictures Music & Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
Executive Producer for 'Up Close & Personal': Jon Avnet
Produced and Arranged by David Foster for Chartmaker Inc.
Background Vocals arranged by Sue Ann Carwell, Carl Carwell and David Foster
Engineered by Felipe Elgueta
Lead Vocal recorded by Humberto Gatica for Hum Inc. Productions
Assistant Engineers: Peter Doell, Mark Agostino
Recorded at Chartmaker Studios, Capitol Studios, Rumbo Recorders
Mixed by Humberto Gatica for Hum Inc. Productions
Assisted by Chris Brooke, Paul Boutin, Kyle Bess
Mixed at Record Plant
Keyboards: David Foster
Synclavier Programming: Simon Franglen
Guitars: Michael Thompson
Background Vocals: Sue Ann Carwell, Carl Carwell, Kofi, Terry Bradford, Alex Brown, Philip Ingram, Maxann Lewis, Will Wheaton, Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont, Alanna Capps