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Feed the fire
02:47
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Feed the fire
You’re a serious talker and a careless dancer
A question mark and the only answer
The best girlfriend and a crazy mama
A pretty fine dame full of joy and drama, at the same time
You’re a sweet caretaker and a lazy sleeper
A pain in the neck but an real peacekeeper
Not a bad cook and a junk food lover
Ahead of the game playing under cover
At the same time
You’re a mountain rose and a flat land tulip
A sweet lemonade and a cool mint julep
A mind full of love and a furious fighter
You can stop the flame and be my lighter, at the same time
You and me hanging on a wire
Trying to keep our hearts on fire
Come on baby, give another push
We’ll be crawling out of the bush
You and me hanging on a wire
Feed the fire, feed the fire
You’re what I need and what I can’t miss
I guess it won’t get any better than this
The way to go is to never stop
And aim for the sun behind a raindrop, at the same time
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Keep on rolling
05:18
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Keep on rolling
I am tired from crying over good souls leaving town
And everybody keeps on smiling while walls are tumbling down
Change might be the answer when you’re looking for a clue
You gotta know that every time I try I end up close to you
Ooh, it’s not enough even with everlasting love right beside me
Ooh, it’s not enough, I though that everlasting love
Would always guide me, guide me
Freight trains keep on rolling straight into the night
They keep on rolling rolling rolling to the light
Tell me where we’re going, the end is out of sight
The trail is glowing glowing glowing, hold on tight
I’m gonna find you - hold on tight
Keep on keep on rolling – and hold on tight
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One by one
04:55
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One by one
Maybe it’s the promise we all long for
The truth of any generation’s dream
Streaming like a river flow we can’t stop the way we go
Like love, like a storm, like a flower
The universal rules we have to follow
Do they always show us what we need
We lose our grip and we grow while we slip and take a blow
Just breathe and feel the power
One by one they fly away and I can’t keep from living
All at once a brand-new day but I will keep on giving
What else can you do
Pictures of the past can’t tell what’s coming
But they might show the roots we hold on to
Frozen time telling you that we belong where love is true
Like rain it comes in showers
Walking strong on shaky ground and I can’t keep from crying
Hear the song, a brand new sound and I can’t keep from trying
What else can you do
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At the dance
04:31
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At the dance
It’s the look in his eyes when she turns and smiles
As if all the years don’t count
A face full of joy, gazing like a boy
She’s still the treasure he just found
He only sees the girl with the freckles and curls
Again, like then, he’s in a trance
Everything’s better since the first time he met her at the dance
Life can change through a dance
Take a breath and give it a chance
You might be in for a sweet surprise
If you open your eyes at the dance
He shot for the moon on a Sunday afternoon
She fell for his innocent charms
Maybe not the perfect frame but his eyes lit a flame
And she simply felt safe in his arms
A boy and a girl, floating on a cloud
Too shy to take a glance
Waiting for the bliss of their first kiss at the dance
They got married in the fall, life seemed like a ball
It all went so easy from the start
Two girls and a boy, their happy pride and joy
Playing like puppies in the yard
But every now and then, when the sun doesn’t shine
And the worries of life fill the manse
They long for the days waltzing in a haze at the dance
The prettiest drives you’ve ever seen
Are the backroads to love in Fisher and Gruene
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Back to the barracks
03:54
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Back to the barracks
You promised me, you promised me love would be easy
Oh so easy to let it show
Now you see me stealing around like a stranger
Trying to whisper, I love you so
You promised me, you promised me our love would be precious
Love so precious, every way we’d go
You promised they would never think of putting us down
Look at us now, I guess you never know
Back to the barracks, hide and seek
Once we didn’t dare to dream or speak
Back to the days we left behind in our minds, only in our minds
With time on our hands, life is so easy
Life is easy, with days to spare
Remember the endless summer nights of passion
Don’t tell mama, cause she might care
The night is sweet and happy, we’re safe in the twilight
We used to be strong enough to share
We faced the careless crowd that we are part of
At times we felt like the perfect pair
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Blessing of a song
02:56
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Blessing of a song
Lift you up and never let go
Cause when you’re alone you’re always on the run
Lift you up, it missed you by a toe
And you didn’t know, just laughing in the sun
Love is good, love is strong
Once you know where you belong
It can turn in many ways going right or going wrong
Just grace it with the blessing of a song
Keep me up, I can never let go
Cause when I’m alone I see the slips I made
Keep me up, my heart’s about to overflow
Where ever I go, the memories never fade
Your eyes, your smile
All the laughs we shared
Your tears, your fears
I will always try to be there
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Sleepless nights (for Rinus)
Sleepless nights, no reason
Sleepless nights, no reason
Dreams come true but always end, always end
Dreams always end
Easy life, no sorrow
Easy life, no sorrow
You live a dream and lose a friend, lose a friend
Dreams always end
Maybe it lasts when we keep trying, trying
Leave the past, see how we’re flying, flying
Let it last, flying, flying
Sleepless night forever
Silent fight forever
Close your eyes and dream the day, dream the day
And try to drift away
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Wait for me
04:10
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Wait for me
I know life is going fast
And I don’t always want to be last
God knows I’m trying to catch up
But the world is spinning around like crazy
Makes you feel guilty and lazy
I’m going strong while it overfills my cup
Wait for me, wait for me, I’m hanging on
Wait for me, I’ll tag along if you let me, if you just let me
Can you tell me why it is a crime
To hang around and spill some time
I just seem to have that kind of brain
I hear and forget at the same speed
And remember stuff I don’t need
I never even bother to explain
I can’t offer you much more than
All the dreams that I adore and
Everything that I’m living for
Wait for me, I’ll tag along if you let me
You always see more than one way
Like the different sides of seize the day
The bigger picture’s clear inside your head
It’s the one trick pony mind I own
The only thing I’ve ever known
While you make me see the road you never had
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The woman I am
03:45
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The woman I am
Just say goodbye to the clouds in your mind
Every little worry you can leave it all behind
Love is strong, that’s what they say
And I’m gonna make it happen
We’ll take the trouble day by day
I can’t forever be your girl but you are always on my mind
And everytime you think of me I’ll be dancing till the end of time
I can’t forever be your girl, I am the woman I am
And when you keep sticking around you can be my man
Look my way and tell me no lie
You can’t think away the truth, time will always fly
Nothing’s lost, nothing’s new
I’ll hang on to you baby
Just teach me what you want me to do
Keep sticking around - I am the woman I am
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10. |
Here again
04:18
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Here again
They laughed and danced, sometimes cried
On the stand he never lied
A thousand times after five
He sang and played all his life
Getting old, days are slow
The car is sold, nowhere to go
Plays his chords, never hears a thing
It drives him mad when he tries to sing
But when he dreams he can hear again
He sees the crowd and hears again
Sings out loud and hears again, he’s here again
He seems to live a second life
Hangs around, loves his wife
She drifts away inside her head
He hopes she’s fine and goes to bed
Asleep he’s more alive than when he’s awake
Sees every place, the roads he used to take
And he hears again, he hears again
He hears again, he’s here again
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All I need
03:52
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All I need
Every step I take following the star
I see the horizon from afar
Can I hold out alone
We keep on going strong to the place I call my home
I see pictures of the past, faded colors, monochrome
Hold my hand, don’t let go
You are all I need, you are all I need, you are all I need today
No matter what you read or what you think you see
A reflection of somebody else’s insecurity
We are strong, it won’t be long, we are strong
This is what it takes, every sacrifice we make
Part of the journey to a promised land
And the faster we might go, it still is good to know
We will never find the far end of a rainbow
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12. |
Another Dublin blues
06:32
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Another Dublin blues
I wish you could have seen us, laughing in the night
Austin flavors pouring from a stage without a light
I missed you here in Dublin with all the ones you love
And I’m thinking this hurdle town would fit you like a glove
I’m not alone at all but slightly incomplete
I won’t let it put me down
But good times don’t roll the same when you are not in town
Good times don’t roll the same when you are not in town
You should have seen them fighting about nothing at all
Like schoolboys with an attitude trying to stand tall
We traveled for the music and learned the truth so fast
Fairy tales of wonder hardly ever last
Next time I’ll show you every place we strolled along
Next time you’ll see another town full of song, full of song
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Tip Jar The Netherlands
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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