Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is a popular American singer who rose to fame on the American Idol television program, and who has become the most successful second-place finisher in that show's history, even handily eclipsing that year's "Idol" winner in sales. His first CD, Measure of a Man, went triple platinum and was the subject of conflicting reviews: Many fans and some critics recognized and admired the pure pop sound ("so pure it floats") and top-notch production values while others heard only a manufactured sound, noting that the singer hadn't earned his musical chops but "merely" sang his way to the hearts of millions on television, a perceived unjust leap-frogging of "the true path of the true artist." Merry Christmas With Love was his first Christmas album, and unusually for such a seasonal offering, it too went platinum, again with soaring, crystalline vocals and beautiful production work. His accompanying seasonal tour, The Joyful Noise tour, allowed him to combine his faith and moral vision with the triumphant power vocals his audiences had come to love. His latest offering, 2006's A Thousand Different Ways, was, through the direction of mega-producer Clive Davis, largely a covers CD, ten of the fourteen cuts being well known melodic pop songs ranging from Richard Marx, Bryan Adams, Dolly Parton, Mister Mister, and Elton John. Two other songs, available only on digital versions of the album, are "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (through K-Mart.com) and "Lover All Alone" (through iTunes and co-written by Aiken himself).
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She Said Yes Lyrics
Clay Aiken
He never had given much thought to dancin’
But she gave a lot of thought to being asked
Well, he’d never been good at comin’ right on out and askin’
And she’d never been given the chance
But something moved him ‘cross that old gym floor
When fear was holdin’ fast
And to his surprise the words came at last
And she said yes
To his half-hearted request
And they held on for dear life til the last song played
They won’t let go
It’s beyond their control
They lit a flame with the match God had made
When she said yes
From that night on the fire was burning
And they sure did shine it it’s light
And he knew as long as this old world kept turning
He wanted her by his side
So with a ring and a nervous smile
And some lines that he’d rehearsed
He said the sweetest words that she’d ever heard
And she said yes
To his whole-hearted request
And they’ll hold on for dear life til the last stars fade
They won’t let go
It’s beyond their control
They lit a flame with the match God had made
When she said yes
They lit a flame with the match God had made
When she said yes