Page 159 of Waiting to Lose


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Madi’s hand grasped her chest as he spoke, as if it were hard to breathe.

“It took me a while to let her in, but once I did, I realized that she had control over my heart from the moment I saw her. It’s as if my heart found its home. It’s never been easier for me to write music than when I let myself love her. I wrote this song for her, and I’d like to share it all with you tonight. This is “Saving Grace.”

Jake’s hands floated magically over the keys. It might have been the most important song he’d ever sung.

There are moments in your life,

When the darkness seems to linger

Right in front of you

And you can’t get through

There are times when you think

That the pain is all that’s living

Deep inside of you

It becomes your truth

I was living in the past

Letting memories and mistakes

Make me keep on looking back

Never really opening up

Never really letting in

Never really knowing

Where I should begin

Then love opened up a door

Love filled an empty space

Love happened when an angel walked into my life

And the pieces fell in place

Love was worth waiting for

Love took the dark away

And there’s one thing that I know for sure

She’s become my saving grace

Puzzle pieces of my life

Every broken edge lay scattered

Right in front of me

It took her to see