Delmar Gentry - Life Is Full Of Choices

 First we've heard from Delmar in a while, at least as a recording artist. He has been learning the ins andouts of recording and producing, and already has two songs he's done with other artists. He did send some comments along with his latest recording:

I've been really busy on the ranch as well as the studio working with my housekeeper/cook Marie and my head ranch hand Amos. I'm quite pleased with both recordings, and very proud of them both. Hopefully we'll get some more  songs from them soon. This new recording of mine is a little different. Just me singing and playing the piano, no back ups, and I've got my best no accent Midwestern voice on. This is the voice I used in important legal cases I had, at least in the Northern part of the state of Ohio. Southern part no so much, as a southern accent is more prevalent there. All depended what the case was and the strategy. Like it or not, a southern accent can be taken by those who are prejudiced against it as a sign of ignorance. So if I had the chance to make my case better in court by being a 'good ol' boy' I'd use  the accent, or a 'learned legal expert', I'd lose it. It's just too bad that accent prejudice still exists to that extent. As you folks know, my natural way of speech is southern inflected and that's what I've done in my previous songs. Thought it'd be interesting to drop it in this song. 

I recorded it all by myself in a few takes in my studio really late at night that ended up going into the morning. Been practicing getting my piano chops back, and it just came out as a bluesy little piece instead of country.  I'm really fortunate in my life that I've had all the opportunities I've had, to get scholarships for law school, to get my degree, work hard, and be able to retire with all this in my mid forties. But you have to be prepared to work your ass off when you get the opportunity, or you might as well not get it!

This is the first time we've heard Delmar's piano playing to this extent, and we're impressed. This is indeed a different kind of song for him since he's been recording for us, and it underlines not only his talent, but versatility as well.

Life is full of choices, 

Made some good, some bad 

Times that were happy 

Times that were sad 

 

Try to figure out, 

what your life's about. 

Keep looking with eyes 

That are open and wise 

 

 It takes a lot out of you 

To ask the questions 

To learn what bothers 

and causes vexations 

 

Keep a list of things impossible, 

For they may turn to be probable 

You can control but so little 

Don’t make your life so brittle 

That the inevitable force 

Throws you off course 

 

 If you can do what you love 

Consider yourself fortunate 

Many have to work 

At jobs that are unfortunate 

But do what you have to do 

To the best of your ability 

Be true to yourself 

And do it with civility 

 

Try to figure out, 

what your life's about. 

Keep looking with eyes 

That are open and wise 

 

The main point of it is 

That life is very good 

Remembering that 

Will help you do what you should 

 

 The bad, and the evil 

Will try to burrow in 

But adjust your attitude, 

And don't let them in 

 

Think and feel it out, 

 Sometimes, you have to fight

 To make sure the route 

You're taking...is right