Job/Rim Trail Ride- written for my wife Gail, my daughter Serenity, and step daughter Rachel. I had to stand by helplessly while they faced HUGE life challenges. All I could do was offer these tunes. Recorded at Renwood Studio with George Renner. I'm on G tuned ac gtr capoed to the 5th, piano, bass, and perc. for Job, then added accordian and bodrahn for Rim Trail Ride. Janice Frillman adds fiddle and harmonies.
lyrics
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE HORIZON, KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
WHEN IT’S UNCLEAR, HOLD YOUR DREAMS NEAR, WALK THIS WORLD HEAD UNBOWED
FIX YOUR VISION ON THE DISTANCE, KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL
YOU MIGHT FALL DOWN, YOU WILL REBOUND, RISE ABOVE IT ALL
LIFE CAN TEAR YOU UP, LIFE CAN TEAR YOU DOWN
LIFE CAN TEAR YOU FAR FROM EVERY SINGLE FRIEND
LIFE CAN ROCK YOUR WORLD, RIP IT ALL APART
LIFE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART- MAKE IT WHOLE AGAIN
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE HORIZON, WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE
GIVE LOVE FREELY, LIVE COMPLETELY, MAKE YOUR MARK ’FORE YOU LEAVE
( CHORUS )
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, DON’T YOU LET UP, IT’S A LONG RACE THAT YOU RUN
THIS TOO WILL PASS, PEACE COMES AT LAST, PEACE IS EASILY WON
WITH A JOB WELL DONE
credits
from Swan Songs,
released April 5, 2021
Janis Frillman- Fiddle and harmonies
Kerry Spitzer is a multi-instrumentalist song writer who lost his voice in 2015. He still plays as a solo artist or with bands of every genre on a number of instruments in the Chicago-Milwaukee area.
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