Don't Lose Heart

This song is on Dan Fogelberg's 4-CD Box Set "Portrait" released June 1997-I bought it then but I no longer have it
This song is on Disc 1 "Hits"-Track 16
I have a Dan Fogelberg "Don't Lose Heart" cup
(Recorded December 1996)
Dan Fogelberg - vocals
Carlos Vega - drums, percussion
Peter Asher - percussion
Jimmy Johnson - bass
Bob Mann - guitar
Jim Cox - keyboards
Valerie Carter, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller - background vocals
Programming by Marc Mann
Strings arranged and conducted by David Campbell
Production coordination - Ivy Skoff

This life is heartless and it's rarely just
Full of sad betrayals and misplaced trust
And it can suck your spirit just as dry as dust
And steel your soul if you let it

Oh every life contains its sorrows and pains
Its stormy weather and its rough terrains
You watch me wrestle with my length of chain
And smile so bravely as you tell me

Don't lose heart, don't lose heart
Though it feels like yours will fall apart
Just remember when the road gets dark
I will always be beside you

Well, I spend my life pursuing fortune and fame
Chasing rainbows in a shadow game
And I'm not sure what I've lost is worth the gain
Or why my soul remains so restless

You've seen me stumble, Lord, you've seen me fall
You shared my triumphs and you've seen me crawl
When I think that I could lose it all
You give me courage and you tell me

Don't lose heart, don't lose heart
Though it feels like yours will fall apart
Just remember when the road gets dark
I will always be beside you

When the road gets rocky and the ride gets rough
And the best you got to give ain't good enough
There will always be a place inside my love
Where you can find shelter, where you can find shelter

Oh every life contains its sorrows and pains
Its stormy weather and its rough terrains
You watch me wrestle with my length of chain
And smile so bravely as you tell me

Don't lose heart, oh don't lose heart
Though it feels like yours will fall apart
Just remember when the road gets dark
I will always be beside you
I will always be beside you

~~~ Dan Fogelberg ~~~