From the recording Amelia (for Amelia Earhart)
Amelia (for Amelia Earhart)
Lyrics and musical composition by Jim St. James.
Performed by Jim St. James.
“Amelia (for Amelia Earhart)” is Jim St. James’s original biographical song about Amelia Earhart’s life, aviation achievements, courage, determination and advocacy for equality. The song has long been featured on the official Amelia Earhart website.
www.ameliaearhart.com/tributes
To purchase “Amelia” and the My Amelia album, visit:
www.jimstjames.com/music
The first two sentences of “Amelia” are Amelia Earhart’s own words from her poem “Courage,” first published in Survey Graphic magazine in 1928.
Lyrics
"COURAGE IS THE PRICE THAT LIFE EXACTS FOR GRANTING PEACE. THE SOUL THAT KNOWS IT NOT, KNOWS NO RELEASE"*
THE CHILD OF A RICH MAN'S GIRL
SHE TOOK A RIDE AT AN AERIAL SHOW
SOON AS THEY LEFT THE GROUND
SHE KNEW SHE WOULD FLY
NOBODY KNEW JUST WHAT SHE WAS AFTER
SHE ONLY KNEW THAT SHE HAD TO
FLY, OVER THE MYSTERY MILES SHE'D
FLY, AMELIA
SHE MADE THE RECORD BOOKS
TICKER TAPES AND HEADLINE DREAMS
A PIONEERING SOUL IN EQUALITY
ALL THROUGH HER DARING LIFE
SHE LIT THE STAGE SO THAT WE WOULD KNOW
GENDER IS NOT WHAT DRIVES, ITS THE COURAGE TO GO
NOBODY KNEW JUST WHAT SHE WAS AFTER
SHE ONLY KNEW THAT SHE HAD TO
FLY, OVER THE MYSTERY MILES SHE'D
FLY, AMELIA
ONE FINAL FLIGHT, ONE FINAL SHOW
AN AMERICAN LEGEND TAKES AHOLD OF THE CONTROL
HER FATE WAS DESTINY, BURNED IN THE BOOKS OF TIME
A HUMAN LEGACY WHOSE STAR WILL ALWAYS SHINE...
FLY,...... OVER THE MYSTERY MILES SHE'D
FLY, AMELIA
FLY, OVER THE MYSTERY MILES SHE'D
FLY, AMELIA
" THE FIRST TWO LINES OF THIS SONG EXCERPTED FROM THE POEM, 'COURAGE' BY AMELIA EARHART, FIRST PUBLISHED BY SURVEY GRAPHICS MAGAZINE IN 1928.
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