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For all I've been blessed with in my life
there was an emptyness in me
i was imprisoned by the power of gold
with one kind touch you sent me free
let the world stop turning
let the sun stop burning
let them tell me love's not worth goin through
if it all falls apart
i will know deep in my heart
the only dream that mattered had come true
in this life i was loved by you
for every mountain i have climbed
every raging river crossed
you were the treasure that i longed to find
without your love i would be lost
let the world stop turning
let the sun stop burning
let them tell me love's not worth goin through
if it falls apart
i will know deep in my heart
the only dream that mattered had come true
in this life i was loved by you
i know that i won't live forever
but forever I'll be loving you
let the world stop turning
let the sun stop burning
let them tell me love's not worth going through
if it all falls apart i will know deep in my heart
the only dream that mattered had come true
in this life i was loved by you
there was an emptyness in me
i was imprisoned by the power of gold
with one kind touch you sent me free
let the world stop turning
let the sun stop burning
let them tell me love's not worth goin through
if it all falls apart
i will know deep in my heart
the only dream that mattered had come true
in this life i was loved by you
for every mountain i have climbed
every raging river crossed
you were the treasure that i longed to find
without your love i would be lost
let the world stop turning
let the sun stop burning
let them tell me love's not worth goin through
if it falls apart
i will know deep in my heart
the only dream that mattered had come true
in this life i was loved by you
i know that i won't live forever
but forever I'll be loving you
let the world stop turning
let the sun stop burning
let them tell me love's not worth going through
if it all falls apart i will know deep in my heart
the only dream that mattered had come true
in this life i was loved by you
Lyrics submitted by VampedVixen, edited by kimmessmer
Track duration: 04:10
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Here is an excerpt from his introduction to the song on his CD "IZ in Concert" (2000), track #13 titled "n Dis Life," on the tail end of the preceding track:
"... for those of you who have spouses, you know, everyone [sic] wife is incredible. I hope having a husband is even better. But you know, eh, living through life, you know, with each other, is awesome. But living life with God is more awesome. With this song I dedicate to our Father God through His Son Jesus Christ, is why I'm here today. I just wanted for let you guys know that...."
Christians understand "an emptiness in me, imprisoned by the power of gold, one kind touch you set me free, you were the treasure, I would be lost, I won't live forever (these posted lyrics erroneously say "will live forever"), but forever I'll be loving you," and most significantly, "I was loved by you."
It's a gorgeous song if taken simply as a human love song. We who love IZ can easily appreciate how he makes it his own. What a showcase for his vocals! And let's not overlook the superb musical performance. Did you notice the absence of ukulele on both studio album renditions (Alone in IZ World and N Dis Life)? Still - It's a worship song when sung by Christians to Jesus.
Follow my footsteps: The Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Songbook Collection (2005, Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.), allmusic.com, oldies.com, new.music.yahoo.com, and Amazon.com. My best keywords were "In This Life," Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin, and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
I think he is talking about how he wanted to become famous (in a sense) and then slowly he realized he wasn't doing it for the money. He was doing it because he loved his people and his music. It allowed him to be free of all his trouble.
Sorry for this scatter brained explanation.