Once upon a time / Life was so innocent / Somewhere along the line / You’re smile came and went / They made you feel like / You just don’t measure up / They try to steal your light / But you are a treasure of / The maker of the stars, the stars / You don’t have to wonder / You are wonderfully made / Perfectly beautiful in every way / Wonderfully, wonderfully made / You’re anything but typical it’s true / They ain’t seen anybody quite like you / God never makes a mistake / You are wonderfully, wonderfully made / See, once upon a time / There was a secret place / Where heaven’s hand designed / Even those freckles on your face / Some things you’d rather trade / Some things you try to fix / Love has one thing to say / It’s perfect just the way it is, just the way it is / So the world could see the works of God on display / So let your doubts and your fears and your questions fade away / Let ‘em fade away / Once upon a time life was so innocent / I think it’s time that smile found its way back home again

Bass: Tony Lucido / Drums: Chris McHugh / Guitars: Tom Bukovac and Peter Kipley / Keyboards and Programming: Peter Kipley / Background Vocals: Matthew West // Written by Matthew West © 2012 Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing / External Combustion Music / Songs for Delaney (ASCAP)

Behind the Song:
TIM IS A TEENAGE BOY WITH CEREBRAL PALSEY. GOD HAS HIS HAND ON TIM’S LIFE. HIS PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE IS SO POWERFUL AND UNIQUE AS HE HAS HAD TO LIVE WITH THIS DISABILITY ALL HIS LIFE. HE HAS PLANS TO BECOME A HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN BECAUSE, AS HE SAID, “I’VE SPENT ENOUGH TIME THERE, I SHOULD KNOW MY WAY AROUND!” THIS IS ABOUT JOHN 9:1-3 AND THE REMINDER THAT TIM WAS BORN THE WAY THAT HE WAS SO THE WORKS OF GOD MIGHT BE DISPLAYED THROUGH HIM. - Matthew West