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The Chance

by Doug Smestad

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These days I sit and think a lot alone 'bout the times well spent and times spent far from home But the things that I remember the most of all Turn out to be the simplest and small Baking cookies to see you smile Sit and hold my hand a while And if I thought I could I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And you know that I would love to do it again When we were young we were so very poor Second hand carpeting covering the floor But winter's cold was given quite a lift When January brought a special gift Diaper pails and sleepless nights Working hard to raise you right And if I thought I could, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And you know that I would love to do it again Singing songs in the car on a trip Hoping little E will stay asleep Asking me just how far we have to go But it's a long, long way to Buffalo Hoping there to change our fate Back to school and working late But if I had the chance, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And you know that I would love to do it again Our boys are quickly turning into men Toys are gone, oh it was so easy then What they need now is much harder to give For what they want is freedom to live Games and plays and grades are due Chores are many and pleasures few But if I had the chance, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And if I had the chance, I'd love to do it again My life was changed when you went away The color of my world was cold and grey Standing, crying by your bedside Thinking that the best of me had died But friends and family came to me Showed me hope and tranquility And if I had the chance, I sure would thank them again Singing songs to help me sleep Holding me when I weep And if I had the chance, I'd love to thank them again The year's have passed the boys and I survive Life's pleasures and life's pain they seem to thrive I think of you every now and then I know that you're smiling at us again Baking cookies to see you smile Sit and hold my hand awhile And if I thought I could, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And you know that I would love to do it again If I had the chance I sure would do it again Oh you that I would love to do it again
2.
Motion 04:40
The morning's bright, the road is clear ahead I'm feelin' right, and I don't want to be led Freedom is calling me home So kick her on, and go beyond your boundaries. The wind is brisk, and I know the risks ahead But my heart is light, as I see the sights again We only get this one time around So I'll be damned, if I'm gonna stand, without motion Chorus: Life is short, but I can report Something I saw to be true It's not the destination we seek But the journey which is true The trees I pass are green and full today I feel serene as I make my way The curves ahead are still unknown Well damn the curves, I'll steel my nerves and keep going Chorus My soul is still, the ride's become my life When trouble comes, I won't yield to strife The road ahead can fear or joy Well it's my choice, so hear my voice, I choose motion Chorus Repeat first verse
3.
These days I sit and think a lot alone 'bout the times well spent and times spent far from home But the things that I remember the most of all Turn out to be the simplest and small Baking cookies to see you smile Sit and hold my hand a while And if I thought I could I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And you know that I would love to do it again When we were young we were so very poor Second hand carpeting covering the floor But winter's cold was given quite a lift When January brought a special gift Diaper pails and sleepless nights Working hard to raise you right But if I had the chance, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help him sleep Holding him as he weeps And you know that I would love to do it again Singing songs in the car on a trip Hoping Little E will stay asleep You ask me how far we have to go But it's a long, long way to Buffalo Hoping there to change our fate Back to school and working late And if I had the chance, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help them sleep Holding them as they weep And you know that I would love to do it again Our boys are quickly turning into men The toys are gone, man it was so easy then What they need now is much harder to give For what they want is freedom to live Games and plays and grades are due Chores are many and pleasures few But if I had the chance, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And you know that I would love to do it again My life was changed when you went away The color of my world was cold and grey Standing, crying by your bedside Thinking that the best of me had died But friends and family came to me Gave me hope and tranquility And if I had the chance, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help me sleep Holding me when I weep And if I had the chance, I'd love to thank them again The year's have passed the boys and I survive Life's pleasures and life's pain they seem to thrive I think of you every now and then I know that you're smiling at us again Baking cookies to see you smile Sit and hold my hand awhile And if I had the chance, I sure would do it again Singing songs to help you sleep Holding you when you weep And you know that I would love to do it again And if I had the chance I sure would do it again Oh maybe I'll try to do it again

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Mr. Smestad has offered two of his most meaningful songs to be sold with proceeds going to Smestad's Knights, the Relay for Life team made in his honor.

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released March 24, 2015

Doug and Ethan Smestad

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