One More Run

“when they scrape us off the valley floor we’ll still be screaming ‘just one more’”
I wrote this one with long-time friend (since age 4) and 40+ year ski partner James Marienthal at Opus Hut (CO). At our advanced age, despite the wear and tear, we somehow continue to inspire each other to just peek over the next rise, or to take a “couple” more turns to explore an opening and then -- ‘what do you know?’ – we’re doing one more run. This tune features great bluegrass fiddle work from Andy Leftwich (Ricky Skaggs’ band).  

Barry Oreck – vocal, guitar

Adam Armstrong – bass

Bob Harris – mandolin

Rima Fand — vocal harmony

Andy Leftwich — fiddle

  • One More Run 
    by James Marienthal and Barry Oreck (Tune by Robin Williams) 

    I went up to the Opus Hut
    Thinking I must be a nut
    Cause how was I supposed to ski
    Up and down on one good knee
    But all my friends are going strong
    So I guess I’ll just tag along
    And every time they break a trail
    I’ll be right there on their tail
    Now I’m out here skinning up,
    Cause I just can’t get enough

     So I’ll ski one more run
    Just  one more run
    Once more back up to the top
    A few sweet turns and then I’ll stop..
    Or ski one more run

    Endorphins running in my blood
    Adrenaline flowing like a flood
    With advil, ointments and CBD
    All my pain is far from me…
    So many turns in powder snow
    We’re all feeling the cosmic flow
    When they scrape us off the valley floor
    We’ll still be screaming “just one more”…
    Now the sun is getting low
    And I’m going really slow 

    But I’ll ski one more run
    Cause I’m really never done
    One more run is just a lie
    Cause I’ll keep skiing till I die
    always one more run
    always one more run
    (or possibly two)
    I’ll ski one more run.

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