Changed. For Good.

Below you'll find lyrics to a song from the musical Wicked.  It's an amazing song; one that makes me cry every single time I hear it.  Why?  Because I have people in my life that have made such a huge impact on me...on who I am today...and this song says what I'm not able to at times.  I mean, seriously.  I count myself blessed to have met, known, lived with, and love these people.  There are a handful of you out there that have made an imprint on my heart.  And - God has used you to open my eyes to things I didn't see before.  You've allowed Him to speak through you and into my heart.  I'm forever grateful for that.  Because I knew you...I have been changed for good.

This song is called For Good.  Enjoy.  :o)

I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you

But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
 
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend
 
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed for good
 
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore
 
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
 
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better?
And because I knew you.
Because I knew you.
Because I knew you.
I have been changed for good.