One More Chance

Sometimes we just need to slow down and look within ourselves and believe in all things in heaven and earth.

We all deserve one more chance.

One More Chance

Life is not easy – give me one more chance,

Oh Lord, let me this time dance the dance.

Let me have a job that makes me proud,

One time I just want to stand out in a crowd.

Just once I want life to be easy without all the pain,

Let me walk in sunshiny days and out of the rain.

This time please show me the way,

So, my life will turn out okay.

Give me a better upbringing and circumstance,

I want to forget before—give me one more chance.

Wake up to a new dawn, I hope and pray,

Make me excited to be alive each and every day.

I don’t want to complain about living the downs,

Just make me happy, I love how that sounds.

Life is not easy—give me one more chance.

Oh Lord, let me sing and walk the prance.

I don’t enjoy sitting around and feeling sad,

Just give me one more chance so I don’t feel so bad.

Oh, Lord—just show me the way,

Live a life to be proud of, before you take it away.

If my life is to be a gamble, I will give it all I got,

Oh Lord, just one more chance, just one more shot.

After our sit down last night you showed me the way,

Made me realize, that many folks worse off than me today.

Gave me the courage to make the changes needed,

Oh Lord, now satisfied with the love you seeded.

You came into my life and gave me one more chance,

By giving me the steps and music to dance the dance.

Kurt James

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Kurt James

Born beneath the snow-capped peaks of the Colorado Rockies, Kurt James grew up surrounded by stories of ghost towns, outlaws, and frontier legends. Years in South Dakota and deep family roots in western Kansas gave him a lasting love for open skies and the rugged soul of the American West.

A poet and novelist, Kurt writes Western fiction and historical adventure with grit, realism, and heart. His work has been featured by the Denver Post, PM Magazine, and 9NEWS, and praised for capturing the spirit of the Old West in vivid, cinematic detail.

Author of more than twenty books, Kurt’s acclaimed Rocky Mountain Series brings the frontier to life through powerful storytelling and unforgettable landscapes. His upcoming novels—Reifschneider Stagecoach Detective and Winter of the Wolf Moon—continue that legacy.

Kurt James is a proud member of the Western Writers of America.

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