The dream is fading
Now I'm staring at the door
I know it's over cause my feet have hit the cold floor
Check my reflection
I ain't feeling what I see
There's no mystery
Whatever happened to a passion I could live for?
What became of the flame that made me feel more?
And when did I forget

That I was made to love you?
I was made to find you
I was made just for you, made to adore you
I was made to love and be loved by you
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me
Never would you leave me
I was made to love and be loved by you

The dreams alive with my eyes open wide
Back here to win
You've got me swinging for the grand prize
I feel the haters spitting vapors on my dreams
But I still believe
I'm reaching out, reaching up, reaching over
I feel the breeze cover me called Jehovah
And daddy, I'm on my way

I was made to love you
I was made to find you
I was made just for you, made to adore you
I was made to love and be loved by you
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me
Never would you leave me
I was made to love and be loved by you

I was made to love you
I was made just for you, made to adore you
I was made to love and be loved by you
And be loved by you
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me
Never would you leave me
I was made to love and be loved by you
I'm loved by you

Anything, I would give up for you
Everything, I give it all away
Anything, I would give up for you
Everything, I give it all away
Anything, I would give up for you
Everything, I give it, I give all away
Oh, yeah

Cause I was made to love you
I was made to love you
Yeah, I was made to love you
I was made to find you
I was made to love you
I was made to adore, made just for you
I was made to love you
I was made to adore, made just for you
I was made to love you
I was made to adore, made just for you
I was made to love you
I was made to adore you
Yeah, I'm loved by you
Yeah, I'm loved by you
Yeah, I'm loved by you


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    in this song, it should be

    I feel a breeze cover me called Jehovah

    not

    I feel the breeze cover me cause you over

    Ao1Jimooon December 28, 2006   Link
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    I agree with Ao1Jimoo.

    Its about Toby saying how he was made to love God, of course.

    Very good song :]

    Gods4EVERon February 23, 2007   Link
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    Or How he was made to love Jesus. Not only Jesus, but each other as well.

    It's a very good song, it's overplayed, but I haven't gotten tired of it. I love that song, it preaches a good message.

    Mr. Froggy!on June 06, 2007   Link
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    TobyMac explained in publicity materials: "The heart of the song was simply a prayer that unravels in conversational terms, honest and vulnerable. I describe my morning 'The dream is fading now I'm staring at the door.'" God it's you and me here alone, but I'm about to go face this day and all that comes with it. It's so easy for all of us to forget what matters to us in the midst of the chaos the world throws at us. This song is about the moment we remember… 'I was made to love and be loved by you.'"

                                                                                         -From Song Facts
    Thermonighton May 25, 2009   Link

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