I Am - Michelle Bonilla

[ti:I Am Shades Of Life]
[ar:Billy Gilman]
[al:Music Through Heartsongs]
[by:Van]
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[00:00.00]Billy Gilman - I Am Shades Of Life
[00:09.92]WORDS BY MATTIE J.T.STEPANEK
[00:11.92]MUSIC BY BRUCE ROBERTS & DAVID MALLOY
[00:13.92]FROM THE BOOK CELEBRATE THROUGH HEARTSONGS
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[00:17.92]I am black I am white
[00:20.46]I am all skins in between
[00:23.35]I am young I am old
[00:26.10]I am each age that has been
[00:28.99]I am scrawny I am well fed
[00:31.76]I am starving for attention
[00:34.56]I am famous I am cryptic
[00:37.49]I am hardly worth the mention
[00:40.61]I am short I am height
[00:43.33]I am any frame or stature
[00:46.18]I am smart I am challenged
[00:48.97]I am striving for a future
[00:53.24]The color of sky is blues and grays
[00:58.73]The color of earth is greens and browns
[01:04.39]The color of hope is rainbows and purple
[01:09.71]And the color of peace is people together
[01:13.07]Shades of life
[01:15.56]People together
[01:17.05]Shades of life
[01:22.71]I am
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[01:25.27]I am able I am weak
[01:27.90]I am some strength I am none
[01:30.85]I am being I am thought
[01:33.62]I am all things said and done
[01:36.47]I am born I am died
[01:39.32]I am dust of humble roots
[01:42.08]I am grace I am pain
[01:44.86]I am labor of willed fruits
[01:48.03]I am slave I am free
[01:50.86]I am bonded to my life
[01:53.54]I am rich I am poor
[01:56.35]I am wealth amid strife
[02:00.60]The color of sky is blues and grays
[02:06.15]The color of earth is greens and browns
[02:11.76]The color of hope is rainbows and purple
[02:17.18]And the color of peace is people together
[02:20.42]Shades of life
[02:23.02]People together
[02:24.45]Shades of life
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[02:28.90]I am shadow I am glory
[02:31.34]I am hiding from my shame
[02:34.27]I am hero I am loser
[02:36.15]I am yearning for a name
[02:38.42]I am empty I am proud
[02:41.27]I am seeking my tomorrow
[02:44.19]I am growing I am fading
[02:47.01]I am hope amid the sorrow
[02:50.42]I am certain I am doubtful
[02:53.03]I am desperate for solutions
[02:55.89]I am leader I am student
[02:58.72]I am fate and evolutions
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[03:01.53]I am spirit I am voice
[03:04.18]I am memory not recalled
[03:06.96]I am chance I am cause
[03:09.88]I am effort blocked and walled
[03:12.62]I am hymn I am heard
[03:15.49]I am reasoned without rhymes
[03:18.30]I am past I am nearing
[03:21.07]I am present in all times
[03:24.26]I am many I am no one
[03:26.99]I am seasoned by each being
[03:29.89]I am me I am you
[03:32.52]I am all-souls now decreeing
[03:36.94]The color of sky is blues and grays
[03:42.51]The color of earth is greens and browns
[03:48.00]The color of hope is rainbows and purple
[03:53.48]And the color of peace is people together
[03:56.51]Shades of life
[03:59.33]People together
[04:00.72]Shades of life
[04:03.59]People together
[04:04.99]Shades of life
[04:07.81]People together
[04:09.21]Shades of life
[04:12.03]People together
[04:13.47]Shades of life
[04:16.46]I am
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[04:34.25]END