For Each Remembered Name

There is a list of names

All written in a book.

I know that every year I take a look.

These names are a part

Not of the book they're written in

But in my very heart

My life is so much better

Than it was before you came.

My life is so much better

Than it was before you came.

Once you've known someone the years cannot erase

The memory of a pleasant word

Or of a friendly face.

When I send out my love,

That's addressed to you,

’Cause you're on the list of names

I am indebted to

When I send out my love,

That's addressed to you,

’Cause I have a list of names

And I included you.

It's only the thought that counts

(The thought that counts)

It's only the thought that counts

(The thought that counts)

Every year I realize

The biggest gift that God can give

Is knowing people just like you.

I feel composed of each remembered name.

You may not be aware

Of feeling quite the same

[Repeat]

Whether I've known you many years or few

You will always have a part

In shaping the things I do

It's only the thought that counts

(The thought that counts)

It's only the thought that counts

(The thought that counts)

It's all for you, it's all for you.