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Loving is hard to do
05:12
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Loving is hard to do
I never asked for trouble
I just followed my dream
But every time I see you
Life gets rough around the seam
Maybe there's nothing more to it
And I need to learn a thing or two
But it's hard to see it's not about me
Sometimes loving's hard to do
This could've been so easy
Without someone troubling my mind
But we see our fate when it's too late
While love is all we hope to find
Love is all we hope to find
I'd do it again tomorrow
And let you catch me off guard
I'd lower my defenses
To let you creep into my heart
Years have flown by like a windstorm
And I never doubted me and you
But time has no clue
About feeling blue
Sometimes loving's hard to do
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2. |
Like a child
04:24
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Like a child
I remember carefree girls and boys on bikes
Bread and wine, harbour lights, sweet perfume of summer nights
I remember carefree days and loving arms everywhere
We all know that's what it takes, we breathe the same air
Let's go back in time; we were bare and trusting
Seeing beauty in every cloud like a child, like a child, like a child
This place on earth where love was found with all it's highs and lows
We all lived on holy ground, the soil between our toes
We tried to share the same old dreams ‘bout cradles, love and graves
Memories just fade away, they come and go in waves
Let's go back in time; we were bare and trusting
Seeing beauty in every cloud like a child
We struggle, hope and pay or pray to find the perfect road
But everytime we lose our way, we bear a heavy load
Look around with an open mind and watch our children run
Color blind playing seek and find laughing in the sun
Let's go back in time; we were bare and trusting
Seeing beauty in every cloud
Let’s go back in time; we were young and dreaming
Seeing beauty in every cloud like a child, like a child, like a child
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3. |
All over again
04:27
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All over again
Maybe I’ve never told you
It doesn’t mean I don’t care
Cause every time that I hold you
It’s like you answer my prayer
And I feel your lonely heart beat silently longing for more
And I hear a voice where souls meet warmer than ever before
And I’m gonna love you all over again
Before we get older
Slowing down every day
Our bones getting colder
Our dreams fading away
We’re gonna give life all love every moment we share
Like a falling star that lights up the sky with a flare
And I’m gonna love you all over again
The promises we made are easy to rephrase
Whenever they get in the way
To clear up the scramble we put faith in the gamble
Without being sure what to say
But I’m gonna love you all over again
Nothing’s forever
We’re like dust in the rain
So it’s now or it’s never
Instead of waiting in vain
Are we just small time lovers running away from the truth
That the whole wide world glows embracing the promise of youth
But I’m gonna love you all over again
I’m gonna love you all over again
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4. |
Gemstone road
05:28
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Gemstone road
So this is it, I didn’t see it coming
I guess it all slipped between the cracks
Just peeked a bit without really knowing
I was the leader of the pack
So this is it, I didn’t see it coming
Such a great fit, no turning back
It’s hard to see the darker side
Of a gemstone road full of light
We live and learn, we live and learn
Hearts of gold, there’s no denying
We were told not to go
Seems so cold to kick through the crying
When you don’t know who runs the show
It’s hard to see the darker side
Of a gemstone road full of light
We live and learn, we live and learn
Green green grass, like ever changing melodies
Green green grass, like ever changing memories
Green green grass, like ever changing melodies
We live and learn
So this is it, I didn’t see it coming
I guess it all slipped between the cracks
So this is it, I didn’t see it coming
Such a great fit, no turning back
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5. |
Never sing the blues
04:30
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Never sing the blues
Never thought I could feel this way on a quiet summer's day
Every step I tried to take I stumbled
All the love I could almost taste seemed to fade and go to waste
A perfect dream that slowly crumbled, but
I'll never sing the blues, I’ll never sing the blues
I’ll never sing the blues because of you
I'll never sing the blues, I’ll never sing the blues again
I’ll never sing the blues
We tried to ease the pain with all the words we used in vain
Everybody seemed to know a smart way
All the people that I couldn’t fight had to put me in a different light
I guess a lesson learned the hard way, but
I'll never sing the blues, I’ll never sing the blues
I’ll never sing the blues because of you, oh
This is how it's gotta be, whatever you decide
I know what is right for me and you
I'll never sing the blues, I’ll never sing the blues again
I’ll never sing the blues
I never gave in to the doubt when the choir was so loud
I'm sure it kept me from getting lost in the crowd
Every life's a dead-end street and love's the only fuel we need
You can't keep a living soul from trying, trying
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Right here
04:04
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Right here
Noone ever told me it could be so real
Fighting for your love right from the start
It's all about conviction, being sure about what you feel
To keep the fire burning in your heart
And it's right here, right now
Nothing's gonna keep me
Nothing's gonna keep me away from you
Couldn't it be different when love is everywhere
Blind for any ripple in the flow
Love is like a rainbow shining through the cloud
If the sun is given a chance to glow
And it's right here, right now
Nothing's gonna keep me
Nothing's gonna keep me away from you
I learned about compassion
And I learned about love
How it can change like leaves in the fall
But every season sheds new light
On the same old demons that we fight
Although the darkness seems to masquerade it all
Shouldn't it be ready and wrapped up in my brain
Slowly fading into the mist of time
I'm getting tired of guessing, where did all the angles go
Is this the final frame of love sublime
And it's right here, right now
Nothing's gonna keep me
Nothing's gonna keep me away from you
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7. |
Rosie
03:42
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Rosie
Rosie was a sweet girl, she had a flower in her hair and a pretty smile
She laughed at the birds up in the sky
She would cry every fall when they would fly
Away to the sun on the other side
Another world where she'd been dreaming of
All her life she'd been dreaming of the feather paradise
On the other side where everything is all right
On the other side everything’s all right
Rosie was a shy girl, she didn't know what to do when a boy just smiled
She saw the others laughing in the sun
Sure about the thrill that was soon to come
The love they would find on the other side: the lover's paradise
On the other side where everything’s all right
On the other side where everything is all right
Rosie keep on dreaming, dream and you'll be fine
Rosie was a good girl, hanging on to the first boy who moved her way
She never asked for any kind of favour
Didn't have a lot of things to say
When she finally walked on the other side it didn't feel like paradise
On the other side where everything was ok
On the other side where everything seemed just ok
Rosie had two sweet girls, while her prince horsed around in another town
She never had the nerve to seek for the sun
To start running to the place where it all begun
The good old days on the other side, the dreamer's paradise
On the other side where everything was all right
On the other side where everything was all right
Rosie keep on dreaming, dream and you'll be fine
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8. |
Good love
04:40
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Good love
Now, hold me now, hold me now so I can feel whole again
Hoo, love me now, love me now, before you hurt my heart again
Now, hold me now, hold me now, never let me go again
Til the breaking of the day tears us apart
You better go now; it's getting late
I know you're leaving and you can't wait
Every morning the same old story
And you'll be on your way
Now, hold me now, hold me now so I can feel whole again
Hoo, love me now, love me now, before you hurt my heart again
Now, hold me now, hold me now, never let me go again
Til the breaking of the day tears us apart
You better go now, I hear the call
Whoever’s waiting I don't care at all
Every morning it feels unfair
Another long, long, day
Good love can never be a bad thing
Now, hold me now, hold me now so I can feel whole again
Hoo, love me now, love me now, before you hurt my heart again
Now, hold me now, hold me now, never let me go again
Til the breaking of the day tears us apart
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Without thinking twice
03:18
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Without thinking twice
My heart skipped a beat when I saw your face
And I didn't mind your deep embrace, at all
And we would never let go
You needed me like noone before
You captured every part of me; I couldn't give anymore at all
And we would never let go
That's when I loved you without thinking twice
I wish that I could slip into your mind
And learn about the beauty that I'll find
People don't change but lives always do
We follow our souls and try to live through it all
And we can never let go
I'll always love you without thinking twice
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10. |
Short nights
03:39
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Short nights
Short nights, short days; life keeps slipping away
Short nights, short days, running out of time to play
Rikki didn't lose my number
And Sweet Baby James is still around
Larry keeps singing old songs
Till the keys he found break down
Short nights, short days; time keeps slipping away
Didn’t we feel like dancing
Nobody cared at all
We used to make time for romancing
But now we keep on running, we keep on running
Short nights, short days; life keeps slipping away
Short nights, short days, running out of time to play
Just like Hank, always trying
To catch the truth in rhythm and rhyme
Ophelia didn't really leave us
Sticking in our brain all the time
Short nights, short days; time keeps slipping away
Everybody seemed to be dancing
And they didn't care at all
Everybody felt like trancing
But now we keep on running, keep on running
Short nights, short days; life keeps slipping away
Short nights, short days, running out of time to play
Ruby didn't leave on Tuesday
And Sally didn't need to lay down
And we're still in love with the Brown Eyed girl
Love the sound of Cathy's Clown
Short nights, short days; time keeps slipping away
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11. |
A song for Mary
04:39
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A song for Mary
I remember when I found her; it was love at first sight
And I knew she would take care of me like a guiding light
The way she holds her loved one, the way she seems to shine
In heaven's name she's with us and I can call her mine, she's mine
Give me a song for Mary, you don't need to do more
A song to every newborn life that's all I'm asking for
Take good care of Mary if you find her a place to stay
She truly is an angel and you saw it right away, right away
Give me a song for Mary, sing me a song of love
I’ll give you a song for Mary and her light will never fade
I think of all the beauty in the promise that we made
Take good care of Mary wherever she may be
All the hope she spreads around like she did for me, for me
Give me a song for Mary, sing me a song of love
I never thought she'd leave me until you came along
You recognized her beauty and felt her love so strong
Hope, strength, devotion carved in harmony
You can take her with you but she’ll always be with me, close to me
Give me a song for Mary, sing me a song of love
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12. |
So long
05:02
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So long
And if you see her can you tell her I'm sorry
I didn't hold her the way I should have done
When you see her can you try to explain
That I ran out of words that speak for all the pain
And if you see her can you ask her to dance
One pair of arms for every saved embrace
I know she's been longing for so many years
It kept her going strong through all the tears
So long, so long, so long
So, if you see her can you tell her I love her
A simple phrase to ease a troubled mind
When you kiss her and whisper in her ear
I hope she'll find comfort when you clear away the fear
So long, so long, so long
So if you see her can you tell her that I'm sorry
I didn't hold her the way I should have done
When you see her can you try to explain
That I ran out of words that speak for all the pain
So long, so long, so long
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Bart de Win and Arianne Knegt create songs about love and life on the hippie side of country, involving their musical friends from all over the world. They record them in a pure and honest manner, always letting the essence and character of the song prevail. The USA-Netherlands connection is vividly present, both in the choice of the musicians they work with and the overall americana atmosphere. ... more
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