Christopher Smith - Nothing There to Love lyrics

[JOHN] I was such a lost and restless soul Trying hard to build a life that I could control No one ever saw the loneliness I held inside And the more I try to show my best, the more I had to hide But somewhere in the darkness, you were there And you listened to my music when the world didn't care You're the only one who saw beyond the things I've done You helped me see a vision of the man I could become Now this this my song for the one who loved me when There was nothing there to love And this is my anthem to the one who prayed Someday I would rise above [JOHN & MARY] Somewhere in your eyes, I could see beyond my sorrows [JOHN, spoken] I can't believe you waited for me [MARY, spoken] I can't believe you took so long [MARY] Now wherever life may lead [JOHN] There's a future I can see [JOHN & MARY] And I can face it all if you will walk with me [MARY] There's a future [JOHN & MARY] I can face it all if you will walk with me [NARRATOR, spoken] John and mary were wedded in Chatham and spent the rest of their life together. The story of John's transformation inspired generations of abolitionists. The joy of John's music returned to him and he wrote over two hundred songs and hymns. Just before Christmas, 1772, he completed the words to this simple song of gratitude