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"Find a Way" is a 1985 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the first single from her Unguarded album. Also, "Find A Way" was Grant's first major single release, as it was issued in secular outlets by A&M Records along with the album. Although the single was released in both the United States and the United Kingdom with "It's Not A Song" as a B-side, it only charted in America.
"Find a Way" is an uptempo, inspirational song in which Grant encourages her listener, an "angry young woman," to persevere and stay optimistic despite life's trials, because "love will surely find a way."
Between 1982 and 1984, Amy Grant had become one of the most popular contemporary Christian singers ever. Her album Age to Age had become the best-selling Christian album up to that point; it became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold in 1983.
Although Grant never made public her intentions to become a secular artist during this period, her success might have hinted at future decisions. When she penetrated into the country charts in late 1983 with the holiday single "Tennessee Christmas," she managed to be nominated for an ACM award for Best New Female Vocalist. In 1985 she continued her success when she performed "Angels," a song from her 1984 album Straight Ahead, on the nationally televised Grammy Awards.
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Welcome to my mind, please don't be unkind,
God knows what you'll find, 'cause what I'm feeling
isn't clear,
Lately, it's been hard living here,
Every day's the same; maybe I'm to blame,
Am I too afraid to change, too afraid to dream anymore?
I just don't know what I am fighting for.
Gotta find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love.
Pain is close to numb, numb is close to fear, and what
I'm feeling here,
I know that everyone's been burned, but it isn't
everybody who will learn,
Tired of this place and my martyr face,
Love's my saving grace,
It's been too long since I've been free,
Only you can take this cup from me.
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love.
It's been so long since I've been free,
Only you can take this cup from me.
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love,
Find a way, find a way,
Find a way to love.
Oh, you've got to find a way,