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Across this Sea
04:06
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I don't need much
no fancy car, no shiny watch
I don't need much
I don't need much
no endless stash of cold cash
I don't need much
I don't need much
no cannabis and no hash
I don't need much
I really don't need much
Just let me sail across this sea
and make me feel that I am free
and please just tell me
It could have been me
It could have been me
It won't take much
just an open mind and a warm touch
It won't take much
It won't take much
just a little skin and a shy blush
It won't take much
It won't take much
mostly love with a little lust
It won't take much
It really won't take much
Just let me sail across this sea
and make me feel that I am free
and please just tell me
It could have been me
It could have been me
I'm just an ordinary man
and I don't always understand
but I put my heart into your hands
hoping to hear
It could have been me
It could have been me
Just let me sail across this sea
and make me feel that I am free
and please just tell me
Could it have been me?
© Martin van de Vrugt June-21-2013
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Home to You
06:31
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Maybe I'm not the person to state this
Maybe I'm just a prins without charm
Maybe I just don't know what the truth is
but I never ment any harm
You can say what you want 'bout my choices
You can force yourself into my head
You can talk with so many voices
but I never keep what was said
It will only make me feel bad
for a while
In my dreams I see both of us floating
over landscapes and thru endless skies
As I still hear this frantic moaning
I try to look into your eyes
and I see this whole thing is a lie
I can still see us both in the springtime
making love in the high grass
How could we know that these good times
would so soon pass
Now sometimes I set off in anger
with so much blood on my track
but no matter how far off I wander
I will always make my way back
Home to you
Home to you
It's said that things that don't kill you
in the end will make you real strong
Well I don't know if I believe in this wisdom
Guess I'll find out when it's all said and done
When all fire and smoke is gone
I can still see us both in the springtime
making love in the high grass
How could we know that these good times
would so soon pass
Now sometimes I set off in anger
with so much blood on my track
but no matter how far off I wander
I will always make my way back
Home to you
Home to you
Maybe I'm not the person to state this
Maybe I'm just a prins without charm
Maybe I just don't know what the truth is
but I never ment any harm
I can still see us both in the springtime
making love in the high grass
How could we know that these good times
would so soon pass
Now sometimes I set off in anger
with so much blood on my track
but no matter how far off I wander
I will always make my way back
Home to you
Home to you
© Martin van de Vrugt April-29-2014
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Is it alright to hold you
Like I do right now
Can it be without anything breaking
in pieces on the ground
Oh how I hate that sound
Is it alright to hug you
Like I still do in my mind
Spinning like an old time movie
repeating all the time
Mmm it felt so fine
It really felt so fine
What could be wrong with love
if it hits you just like that
And I don't collect these moments
like feathers on my hat
I never did that
Right now the geese gather
Another summer passed us by
And I'm not getting younger
And I don't know where to fly
I just don't where to fly
I don't know where to fly
So is it alright to hold you
Like I do right now
Spinning like an old time movie
fading into time
And I don't know where to fly
I don't know where to fly
© Martin van de Vrugt August-29-2013
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Like a Tumbleweed
03:54
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We were young and we were wild and free
as we formed ourselfes a folk-rock band
I used to take what ever came to me
knowing I would have much time at hand
But I had to let my friends down
though friendship really ment a lot to me
I just wandered down that lonesome road
looking for what ever more to see
She was done fighting wildfires
just before she ever showed up here
And I was graving for a miracle
to chase away all the grief and fear
She surely made my heart sing
ripped it out and threw it back again
Then she took off like a tumbleweed
leaving me here with a lot to mend
She surely made my heart sing
ripped it out and threw it back again
Then she took off like a tumbleweed
leaving me here with a lot to mend
Sometimes friends let you down
Though friendship really means the world to me
When I look into my grandchild's eyes
I know there is nothing more to need
no more to need
no more to need
© Martin van de Vrugt September-12-2014
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No more Gold
03:42
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There once was a fine bright son
turning all our days to gold
But endless love and some good old fun
appeared to be too much to hold
Oh
What can you do when all what's good
turns out to be too much to hold
Countless days have passed since then
I don't know where I lost my faith
It dawned on me that I'm not the man
who should always pave your way
Oh
It's hard to grasp and unravel
but I can no more pave your way
Hey hey
Oh
What can you do when all what's good
turns out to be too much to hold
turns out to be too much to hold
No more sun and no more gold
© Martin van de Vrugt June-18-2015
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It was not the dog that bit me
It was something that you said
“Go write a song about yourself”
kept spinning in my head
What do you think that I've been doing
for way over forty years
it's been a constant flood of words
Often drowned in tears
While you were blessed with stable payouts
steady jobs and more in store
I could only grab the handouts
and politely ask for more
You were the lucky one
The brave and lucky one
You were the lucky one
You could have it all
Of course retired early
to travel eight months of the year
While I can hardly stop and wonder
where I should go from here
Generation X and babyboomer
could we ever get along?
I can only hope you grasp the meaning
hidden in this song
You were the lucky one
The brave and lucky one
You were the lucky one
You could have it all
You were the lucky one
The brave and lucky one
You were the lucky one
You could have it all
So it was not the dog that bit me
It was something that you've said
© Martin van de Vrugt March-2-2018
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Cradle Me
04:34
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Carry me
I could use a helping hand
Carry me
I could use a helping hand
Got thrown off a mountain
but landed on my feet
Battered and bruised
but my heart still beats
Carry me
I am so much on the mend
Enlighten me
'cause I don't always understand
Enlighten me
I don't always understand
Too much chitchat chatter
different points of view
We could do better
Bring on something new
Enlighten me
'cause I don't really give a damn
Cradle me
I could use a healing hand
Cradle me
© Martin van de Vrugt September-17-2017
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Drop my Case
06:05
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I have to drop my case
So I will drop this case
But I won't give up on my dreams
and I won't forget what I've seen
The sky may seem so blue
So endlessly and blue
but it's a deep shade of grey in my eye
and I can't help but wonder why
So many promises
broken promises
It feels like there's a thief riding on my back
and it made it hard for me to stay on track
Can you see who I am
Really see who I am
Well I don't have some kind of high and moral goal
I just want some respect for my soul
I just want some respect for my soul
So I will drop my case
I have to drop my case
But I won't give up on my dreams
and I wont forget what I've seen
no no
I won't forget where I've been
no
I won't forget
what that means
I have to drop my case
so I will drop my case
© Martin van de Vrugt September-17-2017
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Martin van de Vrugt Deventer, The Netherlands
Martin (Deventer, 1963) was initially inspired by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young but later also by traditional (American) folk, country, jazz and blues, began playing as a street musician in 1980 and worked his way up to many venues in and around the Netherlands. His songs move because Martin flawlessly gives his vision of the world and puts it into beautiful lyrics and timeless music. ... more
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