Story Behind The Song
Jessica was a twenty-three year old lady with a mind of a ten year old. She had an operation on her back that messed up her nerves, to the point it affected her brain.
I had to do everything with an electric lift and wheelchair to make Jessica comfortable.
She had the best of spirits and music was her first love, she had no idea that I was a singer and songwriter. So I decided to surprise her by letting her help me write a song.
We use to tease one another by saying "Girl you got it goin on!" When one day suddenly, we realized that the title of our song could be, You Got It Goin On. So that's what we called the song
Song Description
I challenged Jessica to help with a song that needed to be recorded in the studio within a week.
Not knowing how I was going to get her into the studio we kept on putting a song together.
Her favorite song was Amazing Grace but she didn't want it to sound like the traditional song in the hymnal books. My engineer said, "No problem we'll jazz it up!"
We completed this song in two days and went into the recording studio in four days. My engineer was so impressed that he built a ramp in three hours just to make sure the wheelchair would fit in the doorway.
So this song is about how a wheelchair bound girl full of God's grace and happiness reminded a potential songwriter how she needed to count her Blessings as well as embrace less fortunate dreamers.
Song Length |
4:16 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - General |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Content, Cool |
Subject |
Spirituality, Girls, Women |
Similar Artists |
Lauryn Hill, Anita Baker |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
AMAZING GRACE HOW SWEET THE SOUND
THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME
I ONCE WAS LOST BUT NOW I'M FOUND
WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE
AMAZING GRACE AMAZING GRACE AMAZING GRACE HOW SWEET THE SOUND
AMAZING GRACE AMAZING GRACE AMAZING GRACE HOW SWEET THE SOUND
GOD FOR WAKING US UP
YES FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ESSENCE
STAND IN AWE OF YOUR PRESENCE
BECAUSE OF GOD'S PEACE WE SMILE
HE HAS HELPED US THROUGH OUR TRIALS
WE SEE ANGELS THROUGH YOUR EYES
WITH LOVE WE SHALL SEEK AND FIND
HE HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME
OH YES I'M FREE FREE FREE
WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE IN OUR LIVES
FOREVER HE'S YOURS AND MINE
GOOD TO ME
FREE FREE FREE
IN OUR LIVES YOURS AND MINE
GOT IT GOIN ON GOT IT GOIN ON GIRL GIRL GIRL
GOT IT GOIN ON GOT IT GOIN ON GIRL
GOT IT GOIN ON GOT IT GOIN ON GIRL GIRL GIRL
LOVE IS NOT BLIND
GOD IS SO KIND
YES SO DIVINE
GOD IS LOVE
GOD IS LOVE
GOT IT GOIN ON GOT IT GOIN ON GIRL GIRL GIRL
GOT IT GOIN ON GOT IT GOIN ON GIRL
AMAZING GRACE AMAZING GRACE
GOT IT GOIN ON GOT IT GOIN ON GIRL GIRL GIRL
AMAZING GRACE AMAZING GRACE
GOT IT GOIN ON GOT IT GOIN ON GIRL GIRL GIRL
AMAZING GRACE GIRL GIRL GIRL