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Beating The Odds

by Eric Lambert

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Beating The Odds 03:18
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Beating The Odds - Eric Lambert When It feels like the whole world’s against you And it’s hard to get out of the bed You feel like your insides are empty And the voices they scream in your head You drop to your knees, beg and say please And turn yourself over to the Gods That’s just the first step, you’re well on your way To finally Beatin’ The Odds Oh that well of loneliness drowns you You need to come up for some air The climb can be steep, there’s help on the way It will pull you right out of despair You know you were meant to be more than you are now It’s okay to dream and believe Your standing up straight, you notice the nods Your finally Beatin’ The Odds Now don’t let your old mind fool you Your just the way you been raised Don’t take that old guilt upon you Just look inside and you’ll be amazed You feel like you were born on the bottom You won’t quit till your on the top You’ve lost your excuses the gallery applauds Your finally Beatin’ The Odds Now don’t buy the words they been sayin’ They want you to lay on the ground Some like the tune you been playin’ They see you as wearing’ a crown Well we’ve all had to climb our own mountain To feel our face warmed by the sun Just be the real you no need for facades Your finally Beatin’ The Odds
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Mother Earth 03:56
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Mother Earth - Eric Lambert Mother Earth has had enough We’ve taken all she’ll give We broke her heart and she got tough She changed the way we live There’s no amount of money That can satisfy the cost We finally pushed her way too far And what we knew is lost She’ll be here forever To care for you and me If we show her respect and love And set aside our greed She had to teach this lesson And as much as it may hurt She knows that it’s for our own good Her will she must assert Now we can learn from our mistakes Or insist to have our way And kick and scream and stomp our feet And be the mischief of the day She’ll be here forever To care for you and me If we show her respect and love And set aside our greed From the fires in California To the quake in Katmandu The tornadoes in music city She’s angry, yes that’s true The devastation in Puerto Rico And the flooding across the plains A world wide fatal virus We’ve only us to blame She’ll be here forever To care for you and me If we show her respect and love And set aside our greed I remember watching baseball In the bleachers, in the sun With thirty thousand screaming fans Those afternoons were fun And I remember hearing music And dancing’ on the lawn I cherish those old memories What we did then is gone She’ll be here forever To care for you and me If we show her respect and love And set aside our greed
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I'll Dance When I'm A Hundred 02:51
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I’ll Dance When I’m A Hundred - Eric Lambert Back when I was growing’ up Folks told me what to do Sit up straight don’t be late Don’t be a clown in school We’ll teach you how to be a man Grow up and act your age Not too much further down the road I learned to turn the page By the time that I turned thirty I was livin’ the so called dream A job and debt and credit cards That same old corporate scheme So I sold my stuff, bought a van And headed for the coast Somewhere in Colorado I poured myself a toast Said I’ll dance when i’m a hundred Swim the deep blue sea Live up on a mountain and keep my spirit free Age is just a number it won’t define me I’ll dance when I’m a hundred Come on dance with me I’d like to play the fiddle I said to my friend Vern My man he said your fifty And it’s too late to learn So I went down to the music shop And hung out with fiddlin’ Roy Now I’m playin’ Old Joe Clark And learnin’ Soldier’s Joy Said I’ll dance when i’m a hundred Swim the deep blue sea Live up on a mountain and keep my spirit free Age is just a number it won’t define me I’ll dance when I’m a hundred Come on dance with me Reflecting back at seventy With more memories than sense I’ll keep on pushing’ forward I’m not sittin’ on the fence I’ve got a brand new girlfriend We love and sing all day And when we finally settle down There’s one thing left to say Said I’ll dance when i’m a hundred Swim the deep blue sea Live up on a mountain and keep my spirit free Age is just a number it won’t define me I’ll dance when I’m a hundred Come on dance with me
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Found Out My Daddy Was Wrong 04:06
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Found Out My Daddy Was Wrong - Eric Lambert When I was a boy my daddy said son It’s your God given right to own you a gun You’ll fight to defend it hold onto it tight Deep down in my heart I thought he was right It was my seventh birthday and I wanted a bike Or a super nintendo or a game that I liked When I told my friends they all nodded and said It’s your God given right to defend till your dead See I always thought it was gospel As simple as singin’ a song My heart was broken the day my world changed And I found out my daddy was wrong On into my teens I learned to play the guitar Started doin’ some shows on the road By twenty years old I was livin’ in Nashville Bound to reap silver and gold When we boarded a plane for a big show in Vegas I thought I was livin’ the dream It was there I first heard the gun shots It was there I heard a young woman scream See I always thought it was gospel As simple as singin’ a song My heart was broken the day my world changed And I found out my daddy was wrong Aurora and Columbine, Texas too The tragedies are forgotten till the gun points at you One morning in Newtown they broke all the rules And twenty sweet babies didn’t come home from school I was standing backstage when I reached for my gun We had no choice but to turn tail and run A lifetime of believin’ just burned to the ground Among the dead and the wounded the truth I had found See I always thought it was gospel As simple as singin’ a song My heart was broken the day my world changed And I found out my daddy was wrong
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We Need To Learn To Love 03:09
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We Need To Learn To Love - Eric Lambert I first met Jimmy when I went to High School He was a black boy and I was all white We loved the music, that’s all that mattered We told the old folks it would be alright We used to hang out and play the guitar Drank lot’s of beer in his daddy’s old car Saw lot’s of shows at a club downtown Went out and got some breakfast when the sun come around No one was born here a racist No one was born here to hate We only know what we’ve always been taught We need to learn to love before it’s too late We need to learn to love before it’s too late My mom and dad they were raised down south Never heard a hateful word come out of there mouth Back in my hometown the message I’d hear Came from misguided souls full of anger and fear No one was born here a racist No one was born here to hate We only know what we’ve always been taught We need to learn to love before it’s too late We need to learn to love before it’s too late Woke up on Sunday and heard there’d been trouble At the bus stop near the liquor store on Saturday night Where a broken old drifter was livin’ a nightmare He shot down poor Jimmy then took his own life Jimmy left a mother a sister and a brother The world kept on spinnin’ but my best friend was gone He could’ve been President he could’ve cured cancer I cried and I cried lordy it was so wrong No one was born here a racist No one was born here to hate We only know what we’ve always been taught We need to learn to love before it’s too late We need to learn to love before it’s too late
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Breakfast At Georges 02:39
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The Weight 05:43
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Green 03:46
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Let's All Get In The Way 04:11
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Let's All Get In The Way - Eric Lambert Born a sharecropper’s son in Alabama Fought a non violent fight for mankind Stood tall on the bridge there in Selma Didn’t backdown from speaking his mind Was arrested and beaten and rose up again Laid his life on the line to be free He was there when colored people won the right to vote Made good trouble for you and for me John Lewis an American Hero Is alive in my memory today Like a beacon he’s standing there sayin’ Let’s all get in the way He was honored and elected to Congress And he served there for seventeen terms He was awarded the Medal Of Freedom An award he so proudly had earned He was a champion of non violent protest A lesson he learned from Dr. King He was admired by members of both parties He implored them to do the right thing John Lewis an American Hero Is alive in my memory today Like a beacon he’s standing there sayin’ Let’s all get in the way Now the people have suddenly awakened We saw George Floyd get murdered in the street A crime that’s been going on for decades It’s acceptance is becoming obsolete And the cities are alive with cries for justice An awareness John taught us with love The man was a giant, strong as Goliath Peaceful and gentle like a dove John Lewis an American Hero Is alive in my memory today Like a beacon he’s standing there sayin’ Let’s all get in the way John Lewis an American Hero Is alive in my memory today On a mountain he’s standing there sayin’ Let’s all get in the way
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Pretty 03:49
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Never Going Back Home 04:48
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Never Going Back Home - Eric Lambert Joe woke up a shakin’ To a cry in the night His mom and dad Had another fight They been doin’ this dance For as long as he could spell Some days were happy Now most days are hell He said what can I do I’m just a kid I keep askin’ myself What it was that I did I’m so tired Of bein’ scared and alone When I run away I’m never goin’ back home His dad was yellin’ bout the supper He said it didn’t taste right His mom was yellin’ bout the drinkin’ The stayin’ out all night His daddy took a swing His momma fell to the ground Joe’s a cryin’ in the dark With his head hung down He said what can I do I’m just a kid I keep askin’ myself What it was that I did I’m so tired Of bein’ scared and alone When I run away I’m never goin’ back home He learned to live and hide in the shadows All he wants to do is disappear Joe saw a little boy It was like lookin’ in the mirror Joe could see it in his eyes The boy was full of fear Joe said I’ve got a story See I’m a lot like you I know exactly what your goin’ through The boy said What can I do I’m just a kid I keep askin’ myself What it was that I did I’m so tired Of bein’ scared and alone When I run away I’m never goin’ back home When I run away I'm never goin' Back Home
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The Music Set Me Free 02:35
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The Music Set Me Free - Eric Lambert I was staring alone in a crowded room Everyone was speaking their mind Invisible tho, they didn’t have a clue Bout the me I was gonna find I sat down with a friend who was playin’ guitar He showed me the chords to his tune The clouds split wide open and I found my voice A bright light took over the room I’m in love with the world when I play the guitar It’s the best version of me Not a care or a worry not a wound or a scar The music set me free The music it set me free The guitar was my ticket out of the old neighborhood The steel mills and runnin’ the streets To stages and places I’d never have known If I hadn’t followed my dreams I’m in love with the world when I play the guitar It’s the best version of me Not a care or a worry not a wound or a scar The music set me free The music it set me free So I still have my fair share of problems I can still hurt and blue I can be But it gave me the courage to forge my own way And live joyous and happy and free I’m in love with the world when I play the guitar It’s the best version of me Not a care or a worry not a wound or a scar The music set me free The music it set me free

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released October 1, 2021

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Eric Lambert Lowell, Indiana

A three time Chicago Music Award winner, Eric's international touring career spans over 40 years. He has played in clubs and concert halls, in over ten countries with countless ensembles including the award winning Chicago bluegrass outfit the Henhouse Prowlers. Other career highlights include playing with Virgil Kane, Big Shoulders, Heartsfield, and alongside bluegrass artist, Valerie Smith. ... more

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