About The Song
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs, or simply You Light Up My Life, is the second studio album by the American country singer LeAnn Rimes. Released in the United States by Curb Records on September 9, 1997, when Rimes was 15 years old, it followed her debut album Blue. The album was hugely successful but many critics thought that much of the material did not do Rimes’ talent justice. The album has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA. When the album topped the Billboard 200, Rimes became the third artist under eighteen to have had two albums reach number one on the chart.
Two singles were released from the album. The first one, “You Light Up My Life”, peaked at number 34 and was certified gold in the United States. The second and final single released from the album is “On the Side of Angels” which peaked at number 4 on the US Country Chart.
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Lyrics
So many nights, I’d sit by my window,
Waiting for someone to sing me his song.
So many dreams, I kept deep inside me,
Alone in the dark, now you’ve come along.
And you light up my life,
You give me hope, to carry on.
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song.
Rollin’ at sea, adrift on the waters
Could it be finally, I’m turning for home
Finally a chance to say, “hey, I love you”
Never again to be all alone.
And you light up my life,
You give me hope, to carry on.
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song.
You, you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
It can’t be wrong, when it feels so right
‘Cause you, you light up my life