I just found this thread from Ande's IFS newsletter. I also submitted a song, "Fly", which I wrote expressly for the contest within the week or two before the deadline (mostly the last 5 days). I'll post the lyrics below, and you can hear it at either:

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6417163

or:

http://www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic

Here are the lyrics:

Fly
words and music by Rick Paul

Verse 1:

It's been a long uphill climb
And I've fallen down at times
But here I stand, looking back on where I've been
Each lesson learned along the way
Made me who I am today
And I'll never be the same again

Chorus:

I'll fly
On the wings you gave me
Soar above all that laid me low
And I want you to know
I'll sail toward the stars on your love
If there's one thing I'm sure of
With you beside me I'll reach for the sky
And fly

Verse 2:

I've so very far to go
Where it leads me who can know
But I bet it'll be quite a ride
Through the sunshine, through the rain
Through the passion and the pain
You will always be here on my mind

(repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

I was drifting before I found you
You shone a light, showed the way
You pulled me through

(repeat Chorus)

© 2008 Rick Paul (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved

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Rick Paul
Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP)
Lake Forest, California
Web: http://www.RickPaul.info
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic
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