1. |
Out of the blue
03:43
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It didn’t give me any warning
Like a thunder storm it took us by surprise
And then suddenly one morning
We loaded up the van and told our home goodbye
Don’t forget to take the mike stands
Bring along an amp or two in case we need them
And did you say they serve us food there – do they?
I can’t wait to get on the road again
Oh didn’t it take forever
And now out of the blue nothing ever changed
If we’re lucky maybe this time we might sell a shirt
So for once don’t forget to bring the merch
Filling up Saturdays, Sundays, weekdays
Skipping nights of sleep, feels like heaven sent
Rolling down forgotten freeways, laughing
Hoping for a chance right around the bend
Oh didn’t it take forever
And now out of the blue nothing ever changed
But all this endless waiting for the end of time
Showed us who we are, we just can’t resign
It didn’t give me any warning
Like a thunder storm it took us by surprise
And then suddenly one morning
We loaded up the van and told our home goodbye
We loaded up the van and told our home goodbye
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2. |
Garden party
03:11
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It's like playing at a garden party
Hanging around
When you feel like
Singing in the sun
Running through the sprinklers
Sing out loud
Summer has begun
A garden party
Hanging around
I feel like
Dancing in the street
Running through the sprinklers
Sing out loud
And move your feet
Every day you follow the flow
To see the friends that make you grow
So much love
And so much care
Pouring out from everywhere
All the steps we had to take
To keep the promise we won't ever break
It's like playing at a garden party
Hanging around
When you feel like
Singing in the sun
Running through the sprinklers
Sing out loud
Summer has begun
A garden party
Hanging around
I feel like
Dancing in the street
Running through the sprinklers
Sing out loud
The sun may shine
The rain may fall
Open your heart, embrace it all
The time is right
The night is sweet
Moving around in just the right beat
All the steps that we still take
To keep the promise we won't break
We won't break
It's like playing at a garden party
Hanging around
When you feel like
Singing in the sun
Running through the sprinklers
Sing out loud
Summer has begun
A garden party
Hanging around
It's like dancing
It's like dancing in the street
Running through the sprinklers
Sing out loud
And move your feet
Garden party
Move your feet - sing out loud
Sing out loud - sing out loud
Garden party
Hanging around - sing out loud
Hanging around - sing out loud - garden party
Hanging around - sing out loud
Hanging around - sing out loud
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3. |
Never saw it coming
02:46
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I never thought it could be this way
Running the street like a child at play
I used to be scared to go this far
I will follow wherever you are
The way it turned out is too good to be true
You and I know what we need to do
Never saw it coming I could be with you
Morning sun clears away the night
But you are brighter than the new day light
Full of life and full of love
You’re the sweetest thing I’ve been dreaming of
I’m pretty sure you want this too
With all the joy shining through
Never saw it coming I could be with you
Never saw it coming
We may never find the perfect trail
Don’t you worry I’ll be on your tail
For as long as you need me
It’s easy to handle rain and snow
When you know exactly where to go
The road can be long, bumpy or straight
But we got to go on, no time to wait
Lately it’s been so hard to feel blue
With every dancing rendez vous
Never saw it coming I could be with you
Never saw it coming I could be with you
Never saw it coming I could be with you
Never saw it coming I could be with you
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4. |
White sands
04:23
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Remember in our dream you got the best of me
But with a closer look it’s not too hard to see
Perfection is a hoax
I’m just like other folks
Struggling through these woods endlessly
And all this time we knew it was the only truth
Build upon the logic of our lasting youth
But we got wiser now
God knows how
We’ve got less to proof
White sands and a green bandana
Remember the stones in my shoes
A smile coming through
Erasing all the blue
Nananana
It’s who we are, who we were and who we wanna be
Guiding every step into eternity
Is it a righteous goal
Saving every soul
In spite of what we’ve learned from history
All the lonely people we can’t ignore
The only thing worth fighting for
But we look the other way
With so much at play
We can’t face it anymore
White sands and a green bandana
Remember the stones in my shoes
A smile coming through
Erasing all the blue
Nananana
White sands and a green bandana
Remember the stones in my shoes
A smile coming through
Erasing all the blue
Nananana
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5. |
Creaking of the stairs
04:27
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Walking the floors
There used to be a time every day would last a minute
Like a breeze blowing through her hair
Children running wild, a stove with always something in it
She loved the life she could share
Years went by and her partner in crime
Was taken by another useless war
Standing strong, plowing along
She knew what she was living for
Walking the floors
Closing the doors
Making sure everyone is there
Time can be violent
The house is silent but for the creaking of the stairs
Back in the day she just ran away
Nothing left to keep her home
Sure to find out what life was all about
With a fresh mind of her own
When she found the lover tapping into her heart
Keeping up with all the joy she held
Everybody seemed to feed on love so sweet
She remembers how that felt
Walking the floors
Closing the doors
Making sure everyone is there
Time can be violent
The house is silent but for the creaking of the stairs
The kids are gone, moving along
With families of their own
They hardly ever call or drop by at all
She learned how make it alone
Forgotten faces, forgotten places
And a cloudy sense of fear
She closes her eyes, searching for names
Of the ones she held so dear
Walking the floors
Closing the doors
Making sure everyone is there
Time can be violent
The house is silent but for the creaking of the stairs
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6. |
Plough (Plow)
03:19
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Been working all day
Waiting for the night to come
Never tired of looking in your eyes
Right here I want to stay
Knowing where we’re coming from
This is more than all the money in the world can buy
Watering the seeds
Talking to the sun
To pray for light until it hurts my eyes
Wrestling through the weeds
Before the season comes
Making sure every color will survive
We try and we try, getting by and by
No time to feel bad about feeling low
Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how
And still we see the pretty flowers grow
Is it smart to be a fool
If you don’t wanna run around
In a circus ring filled to the brim with clowns
Bending all the rules
Making sure they’re gonna be found
Spreading every word all over town
We try and we try, getting by and by
No time to feel bad about feeling low
Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how
And still we see pretty flowers grow
Been working all day
Waiting for the night to come
Never tired of looking in your eyes
Right here I want to stay
Knowing where we’re coming from
This is more than all the money in the world can buy
We try and we try, getting by and by
No time to feel bad about feeling low
Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how
And still we see pretty flowers grow
We try and we try, getting by and by
No time to feel bad about feeling low
Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how
And still we see pretty flowers grow
Pretty flowers grow, pretty flowers grow
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7. |
Love & understanding
03:40
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Love & understanding
We’ve been talking about tomorrow
Stepping through the morning dew
A new day in sight, shouldn’t it be bright
Keep all promises in view
Can’t you see it growing darker
In spite of what it should become
It’s got to be a place for you and me
Laughing in the new born sun
Give it love and understanding
Give it everything you’ve got
If you have a heart don’t let it fall apart
When it puts you on the spot
Yeah yeah yeah
We don’t need confirmation
Cause we can read it in the stars
Once the job is done for you and everyone
We clearly pushed it much too far
Better stop feeling guilty
We don’t need to turn the storm
When everything has passed we know who’s gonna last
No one needs us after all
Give it love and understanding
Give it everything you’ve got
If you have a heart don’t let it fall apart
When it puts you on the spot
Give it love and understanding
Give it everything you’ve got
If you have a heart don’t let it fall apart
When it puts you on the spot
Mmmm wee yeah yeah
Give it love and understanding
Love and understanding
Give it everything you’ve got
Give it everything you’ve got
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8. |
Wondering why
04:06
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Tell me all about it, give it a go
If I’m going to get it, I really don’t know
But if you tell all about it, give it a try
I might stop wondering why
Why do they have to lie about it
If love is all should anyone live without it
Why isn’t everybody treated the same
And nobody’s ever to blame
I can’t help wondering why
I can’t help wondering why
I can’t help wondering why
Tell me all about it, give it a swing
And I’ll try to wrap my brain around the whole damn thing
So if you tell all about it, give it a try
I might stop wondering
Why do they have to fight about it
It’s hard enough to keep the faith and never doubt it
Why isn’t everybody free to be heard
Without getting hurt
I can’t help wondering why
I can’t help wondering why
I can’t help wondering why
I will try to tell you all about it
Tell me all about it, give me a clue
And I’ll try to make a turn and stop feeling blue
Tell me all about it, use a sweet lie
I might stop wondering why
I might stop wondering why
I might stop wondering why
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9. |
Colors
03:57
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You might take a different road
But you’re walking in the same shoes
Besides yourself and the rest of your life
You’ve got nothing to lose
You give me colors
You give me colors
You close the door and another one opens
But it’s never black and white
When it’s dark and you’ve got nowhere to go
Every little spark brings a light
You give me love
You give me love
No one can be sure of another day
Still we’re reaching into time
What else can you do, there’s no other way
Than picture what you hope to find
You give me music, you give me colors
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10. |
Strong enough
03:38
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You knew I could be just like you
Let reason carry the day as it should
I think I was proud of what you hoped I might do
But never really sure if I could
I wish I’d been strong enough
I wish I’d been strong enough
I wish I’d been strong enough
Strong enough
I found you in my arms like a child
When everything changed to our surprise
I never saw doubts when I looked into your eyes
Until I was helplessly holding both our lives
I wish I’d been strong enough
I wish I’d been strong enough
I wish I’d been strong enough
Strong enough
When dreams collapse and you’re losing control
Everything becomes real and small
Perhaps that’s the beauty of it all
I wish I’d been strong enough
I wish I’d been strong enough
Strong enough
Strong enough
Strong enough
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11. |
Easy
03:45
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It’s been such a long time, I didn’t know your name
Someone had it coming through the tough rules of the game
No running in circles, straight to the heart and mind
We finally jumped the hurdle of a soul so hard to find
And every time the music flows you and I know where it goes
It’s so easy
It’s so easy
It’s like the way two lovers go through the hands of time
Not aware of how and why all stars align
These days when I see the light I look right through false pretense
Driving down the same old road it starts to make some sense
And every time the music flows you and I know where it goes
It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy)
It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy)
Listen here, feel the now, recall it all and tell me how
Listen here, feel the now, recall it all and tell me how
It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy - straight into the night)
It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy - straight into the night)
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12. |
Big family
03:30
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So many miles away and not a lot of words of wisdom
But there’s always a place to stay and think of all the songs we need
They’re brightening up the day with bittersweet confirmation
And we play what we want to play in the great big family
I want to be part of the great big family
It’s hotter than hell on earth but still you feel a breeze of freedom
Remember the news we heard, talking about liberty
So many souls got stirred, paradise is turning darker
But then again it’s the place of birth of the great big family
I want to be part of the great big family
I want to be part of the great big family
What is the spice of life next to love, art and music
Busy from 9 to 5 you need a way to save the day
Let go of the strain and strive, you’ve got to take time for breathing
Go to the next cool dive and run into the family
I want to be part of the great big family
I want to be part of the great big family
I want to be part of the great big family
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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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