Don Tomlinson wrote/co-wrote every song on this website and without ai assistance. AI may cause real songwriting to die. many of these songs have been streamed on Amazon, Apple, YouTube, google play, Deezer, iheart, Spotify, Tidal, and other streaming services more than two million times.

Lyrics

VERSE
So I made a bad mistake when I was 20 years old
Was gonna spend the rest of time with him
Wanted what I wanted and I couldn’t be told
Never even thought I was out on a limb

PRE-CHORUS
But after years of fear and all the bruises we could stand
We had to leave that place

First CHORUS
My life, my world, had been set adrift
I’d been workin’ all day on the graveyard shift
Life can seem at its lowest just before a lift
Thought it was over ’til we were resurrected by the gift

VERSE
After the divorce, it was me and my two
And, believe me, that’s all I had in mind
Another man in my life I did not want to do
No way again I’d be caught in that bind

PRE-CHORUS
But I found out it wasn’t all up to me
I guess some things are just meant to be

Second CHORUS
Don’t know what to call him other than the gift
He was so much more than just a needed lift
He pulled me back from the edge of the cliff
He loves me and mine; we were saved by the gift

BRIDGE
So when you’re thinkin’ life can’t get any worse
I hope you, too, will receive the gift

SOLO/Repeat SECOND CHORUS/TAG
And now I know love with a man for the very first time
I call it “the gift” ’cause it’s the only one I’ll ever need

Words & Music by Don Tomlinson
UMC & SR © 2022 Solid Sterling Music (BMI)
All Rights Reserved.

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Mood: Despair to bliss. She is extremely thankful for what he has brought to her life...
Key: F / BPM: 1:10 / Length: 3:56
ISRC: QZ37R2200034
BMI: 56160380
ISWC: T3106980201