My Forever Family
written by Tommy Byrd and Ande Rasmussen
In my life I've Never known
where it is That I belong
Maybe you could Be that place for me
This I wish This I pray
This I hope And dream some day
I will find my forever Family
Chorus
Take a look at me There's so much to see
Who I am and all I can be You can't change the world
But you can change mine for me
Take a look in your heart and see
If there's a place there for me
Could we be a forever family Could we be a forever family
A day becomes A week so fast
And Soon another Year has passed
And I'm still here Waiting hopefully
Someday soon I just know
Like the dream I can't let go
I will find my forever Family
Chorus Repeats
In my life I've Never known
Where it is That I belong
Maybe you could Be that place for me
This I wish This I pray
This I hope And dream some day
I will find my forever Forever Family
Performed by Tommy Byrd http://www.byrdandstreet.com
Produced by Tommy Byrd
Link to the My Forever Family Version by Halie Loren
We wrote "My Forever Family" to express the heart wish of hard-to-adopt children who are waiting for their own "Forever Families." Right now across the country, there are many children available for adoption, but because they aren't babies or under X years old or maybe they are siblings who hope to stick together or maybe they have physical or mental challenges, they face a tougher time finding families who are willing to adopt them. Year after year these children hope that someone somewhere will say Yes! Maybe potential families aren't aware of these children. So Heart Gallery's were created. We hope "My Forever Family" helps spread the word. We hope "My Forever Family" helps people become aware of these children and the Heart Gallery of Central Texas. http://www.heartgallerytexas.com who helps Central Texas children find their own forever family. There are similar Heart Gallery's and adoption organizations across the United States. In fact the Heart Gallery of Central Texas is holding a Gala and Tommy is going to debut the song there and every attendee is going to receive a CD with the song.
Please share it As you listen to "My Forever Family" we encourage you view the children's images, drop by: http://www.heartgallerytexas.com/portraits/1.htm and click NEXT as the song plays About the Heart Gallery The Heart Gallery of Central Texas http://www.heartgallerytexas.com is a project of the Adoption Coalition of Texas and CASA organizations across Central Texas. The Heart Gallery of Central Texas is both an art exhibit and community education effort. The Heart Gallery features professional portraits by renowned documentary and portrait photographers of children in foster care who are waiting to be adopted. you can see photos of the children at: http://www.heartgallerytexas.com/portraits/1.htm The goal of The Heart Gallery of Central Texas is to elicit support for and interest in the lives of these children ? and ultimately find each child and sibling group a forever family. Many of the foster children featured in the gallery are older or special needs children, minorities, or members of a sibling group. All are considered hard-to-place children. We plan to keep the Heart Gallery moving until all of the children are adopted! The Heart Gallery of Central Texas is made possible by the time and talent of more than 45 renowned Central Texas photographers who volunteered hundreds of hours to photograph more than 100 children. The Story Behind "My Forever Family" Tracy Eilers, the director of the Heart Gallery, asked about writing a song that expressed the hopes and dreams of the children featured in the portraits. So, I contacted Tommy Byrd and My Forever Family came about. After hearing a recording of the first draft, Tracy asked if The Heart Gallery could present it at their Gala on Friday March 30th, 2007. Tommy and singing partner Kathy Street performed it at the Gala live and it was very well received. A CD was given to each member of the audience. http://heartgallerytexas.com/blacktie.htm
We hope "Forever Family" helps waiting children find their own "Forever Family"
Please share "Forever Family."
Member Review Flyingsheep 2007-03-04 Ande.... love this one! I'm sure it will touch a lot of hearts and I pray it works it's magic on whoever hears it and will encourage them in some way to get involved the Heart Gallery project. Well done... Just wanted to add that this reminds me of something Randy Newman would write for a movie soundtrack. I think that's probably why I like it so much. I'm a Randy Newman fan. He writes simple, yet profound lyrics and melodies..... Flyingsheep