This song appears on three albums, and was first released on The Flower That Shattered The Stone album, and has also been released on the Stonehaven Sunrise and The John Denver Collection - Annie’s Song albums.


Not so long ago, I packed my bags a hundred times
Didn’t seem to know how to stop or to unwind
Goin’ nowhere, a man without a dream

Guess my lucky star fell the day you came along
To my lonely heart you are like a special song
Singing sweetly your tender melody

Thanks to you
The child in me lives again
Thanks to you
I have found a peace within
I know where I’m goin’ and what I want to do
Thanks to you

Lying in you arms I found my greatest pleasure
I look into your eyes and dream about forever

Wakin’ up with you and lookin’ forward to the day
What we plan to do, knowin’ anything at all’s okay
A life has a meaning
Love has got a name

Thanks to you
The child in me lives again
Thanks to you
I have found a peace within
I know where I’m goin’ and what I want to do
Thanks to you

Thanks to you
The child in me lives again
Thanks to you
I have found a peace within
I know where I’m goin’ and what I want to do
Thanks to you

Words and music by John L. Christopher, John Denver, Conrad Reeder and
Sam Hogin