"Second Chance," from Mark Davenport's album "Joyful Sighs & Soulful Hymns," features guitarist David Snider, pedal steeler Daniel Jones, and drummer/ percussionist Christian Teele. Following the concept of the other songs on Davenport's new CD, which draw on renaissance hymns and sonnets for inspiration, the music for "Second Chance" is based on a 16th-century work by William Byrd. Recording Info: Vocals, keyboards and pedal steel guitar recorded at Landmark Sound in Louisville, CO by Mark Davenport. Guitars and electric bass recorded at Snider Sound Studio, Paonia, CO by David Snider. Drums/ percussion recorded at Far and Away Studios, Boulder, CO by Geoff Gray. Produced and mixed by Mark Davenport/Landmark Sound, Louisville, CO. Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering in Boulder, CO. Cover Image: Italian renaissance fresco by Melozzo da Forli photographed by Mark Davenport: studio photo of Mark Davenport by MaryLynn Gillaspie. LYRICS: Second Chance ©2013 Words & Music by Mark Davenport (ASCAP) Music on a verse anthem by William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Lovingly She carried him With joyful sighs And soulful hymns Gentle songs for kicking limbs But he would never sing Too soon taken Upon soft angel’s wings But she was given a second chance To embrace the circumstance And to conceive another child If you were the one to fill his place Would you remember him with grace? Would you wear his smile on your face? A parent’s fear A somber din Crying voices Speed and gin Struck the car your son was in No one could have survived But kind blessings Rained down upon their lives And he was given a second chance To embrace the circumstance And to forgive the reckless one If you were the father in such strife How would you thank God for his life? How would you hold him by your side? Well I am the father of that lucky boy And I’m the younger brother of that stillborn child And I’ve been given a second chance Yeah a second chance O’ Lord Loving and kind Filled with goodness The sweetest woman You’ll ever find But fortune can sometimes be blind And even with our prayers Grief may rest upon us With too few spared But she was given a second chance To embrace the circumstance To laugh again and dance If she were your lover and your wife How would you thank God for her life? How would you share the rest of time? Well I am the father of that lucky boy And I’m the younger brother of that stillborn child I’m the husband of my darling one And I’ve been given a second chance Yeah a second chance O’ Lord