"Place in This World" is a song by American musician Michael W. Smith, released in 1991 as the second single from his 1990 album Go West Young Man.
[4] "Place in This World" was released in 1991, as the second single from his sixth studio album Go West Young Man.
He responded, "Well, the one story I remember vividly, I could still go back to reading the letter, was some young girl, I think she was 18 or 19 years old, and had a horrific childhood in terms of abuse and that sort of thing.
She was driving down the freeway and listening to a pop radio station and heard 'Place in This World' and pulled over and began to weep.
There's been plenty of people talk about 'A Place in This World' but that's the one letter that I'll never forget.