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Count the better Days

by Martin van de Vrugt

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1.
Sunlight in your Eyes 03:08
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It's morning Time to rise! 'Stead i close my eyes, focus on my dreams I know i should be wiser There's a blood red sun risin' thru the trees And morning after morning i arise Tryin' to bring sunlight to your eyes Tryin' to be patient and wise Sunlight in your eyes Sunlight in your eyes Life sucks And it won't get any better I think it's best to keep my feelings for myself In a way it's much like the weather Sometimes even summer turns to hell And morning after morning i arise Tryin' to bring sunlight to your eyes Tryin' to be patient and wise Sunlight in your eyes Sunlight in your eyes (c) Martin van de Vrugt 30-12-94/2-12-02/10-11-05
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Rollin' Downhill 04:23
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Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Burning eyes in the morninglight My belly's grumblin' i need a bite Let's pull over do what to do Looking back up thinking 'bout you Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Don't look at me girl with those eyes Sometimes it's hard but we still survive And i'm sure if looks could kill you'd be more careful with these skills Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you I don't have to be a superman I'm just tryin' to do the best i can I give my life for my boys and you and whatever tune comes ringin' thru I give my life for my boys and you and whatever tune comes ringin' thru ... Yeah Take the car and let it roll downhill Ya can roll for hours You'll be rollin' still Windows open let the wind blow thru Rollin' downhill thinking 'bout you thinking 'bout you thinking 'bout you (c) Martin van de Vrugt 22-3-94
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Ride the Waves 04:04
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Like a boat on the river Sailin' upstream Up ahead in the distant mountains lies the land of old dreams Children play on the banks of this river we sail Like an incarnation of a sacred old tale And i think about the trouble we seem to have left behind And i look out for the weather and the sunshine hurts my eye Now as long as we are travelin' baby We haven't got time to sleep We keep our eyes on the waves 'stead of counting sheep While i firmly pull the fore-sheet tryin' to increase our speed I am lookin' at my hands and i see my fingers bleed And i think about the sorrow we thought we'd left behind And as i look up for the weather the rain pounds in my eye Hell sometimes we are spinning in so many different ways On a river you live dangerous it is not a pretty place And if our journey will be joyfull without a compass or a map depends on how we tackle problems as well as how we can adapt And i think about the good times we have surely left behind And i check out for the weather but the night makes me blind Baby stay with me thru these sacred stages Let's keep this vessel under sail and ride the waves ride the waves oh yeah Take this boat on the river Sail it upstream Up to the distant mountains and the land of old dreams I'll firmly pull the sheets tryin' to increase our speed I am lookin' at my hands and i see my fingers bleed oh yeah (c) Martin van de Vrugt 4-1-96 / 10/11-2-96
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Pouring rain in a Desert 06:48
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So much happened in such short time Things got badly out of hand Life has a hand in such rude crimes It's not in our might to comprehend It's not in our might to comprehend I'ts impossible Like pourin' rain in a desert I'ts impossible Like pourin' rain in a desert I'm tryin' hard to feel how you must feel A power failure in the middle of the night Figuring out what is or is not real Desperately seeking for some light Desperately seeking for some light I'ts impossible Like pourin' rain in a desert I'ts impossible Like pourin' rain in a desert There must be something good in so much bad Is there some-one to shed some light With loss of life and everything you had You lose the battle win the fight lose the battle win the fight I'ts impossible Like pourin' rain in a desert I'ts impossible Like three feet of snow in a desert Sure some day this storm will pass Witness how the sun will rise Easily sit back and relax Bright warm reflections in your eyes Bright warm reflections in your eyes Your eyes Ya eyes Still so much happened in such short time Things got badly out of hand Life has a hand in such rude crimes It's not in our might to comprehend It's not in our might to comprehend I'ts impossible Like pourin' rain in a desert I'ts impossible Like pourin' rain in a desert Pourin' rain In a desert (c) Martin van de Vrugt 17-08-05
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Big pile of Laundry 03:57
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This hill may seem unclimable Especially in the pourin' rain Oh yes it's gonna hurt But it will be worth the pain So grab on to anything Anything within reach Set your mind on all the matters You yourself can teach You've always been so focused Always been so smart So you thought you found the balance Between wisdom and the heart Well listen Only life can bring you down Really bring you down here Seems like everything is scattered And all has been in vain 'Cause life slips through your fingers like water down the drain Only life can bring you down Really bring you down here Big pile of laundry Mud all over the place Blood is on the saddle Of the winner of the race Only life can bring you down Really bring you down here (c) Martin van de Vrugt 24-12-04
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Downtown 04:00
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I like to be out in the country Walk on easy quiet lanes Find a way of livin' far away from the insane I don't need to go downtown There's nothing there to see I don't want to go downtown It's just not the thing for me You see I'd like to get up early See the sun rise thru the trees When i can't find silence my life is incomplete I don't need to go downtown There's nothing there to see I don't want to go downtown It's just not the thing for me You see I don't want to go downtown I don't want to go downtown I don't want to go downtown (c) Martin van de Vrugt 29-9-90
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Count the better Days 05:24
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Look at this picture Tell me what you see You can't stand still at every mistake you've made Don't tell me this is fate There must be a better way So stick to what's real Sometimes reach a helping hand Even to the ones that don't understand At least in a way Count the better days I think i know how you feel I've had my share of not saying what i meant And not meaning what i said Got in all over my head Even wished i was dead So stick to what's real Sometimes grasp a helping hand Even from some-one you don't understand At least in a way Count the better days Twigs and rope and lack of hope Tight into a square What do you think you'll find in there? Truth is scattered everywhere So stick to what's real Sometimes reach a helping hand Even to the ones you don't understand At least in a way Count the better days Try to relate to fatherly words You're just a slightly fallen star You're still a star You won't fall far So stick to what's real Sometimes grasp a helping hand Even from the ones that don't understand At least in a way Count the better days (c) Martin van de Vrugt 2/3-12-05
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Dawning of another Day 04:11
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Distand drums call out for war In this hour and far before Eery signs will mark my path Never thought that I could cry so hard Dawning of another day Incomplete and full of pain Even sunshine hurts my heart Never thought that I could live through this Dreamy pictures of the sea Inflict vivid scenes to me Every wave is filled with pain Never thought that I could hurt this way Dawning of another day Infinite and without shame Easy flowin' down it's path Never thought that I would laugh again (c) Martin van de Vrugt 17/18-05-06
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The sun inside our Head 02:21
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We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head There aint no trail across that line No warning sign no borderline There aint no cure for feeling fine Don't care too much about these days Cold wind and rain your worried face When nothing seems to be in place We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head Not all the days can be that bad You have a choise not to feel So sad We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head We got the sun inside our head (c) Martin van de Vrugt 30-12-1994/2-12-2002/10-11-2005
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Deep Inside / Sunset on Lonely street 05:28
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Where am i lonely searcher for sunny skies As the night seemed to black-out paradise It made me change searchin', buildin' and rearrange It stopped the rain cleared the landscape eased the pain Now i'm older Turned from a searcher to a holder It wasn't a fault there It's the prettiest weight i ever held on my shoulders Guess i'll never leave the lovin' laughter that i recieved What i see here is all that i believe But deep inside there's a feelin' that i'll always hide As times goes by sometime i will find my light (c) Martin van de Vrugt 11-3-83/5-1-87/26-3-98 I look and see the sun set down on lonelystreet Throwin' shadows on the thoughts i've had and people i should have met gather 'round the dyin' tree decidin' what they think is best Fadin' dreams Fadin' past These things will never last For no-one ever changed my soul and no-one ever will And it may seem quite childlike now but i'm dreamin' still (c) Martin van de Vrugt 7-8-87
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On my Way 03:34
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See the night flow down this empty street Moon shines on the path that's guiding me Change my sweater 'cause it's changin' weather And it's getting better day by day It's getting better day by day And i'll be on my way I'll be on my way Look over my shoulder now i'm getting older And so much time just fades away See the light dim in western skies Bright purple colors in my eyes And it's getting better day by day It's getting better day by day And i'll be on my way I'll be on my way my way I'll be on my way I'll be on my way I'll be on my way (c) Martin van de Vrugt 1/2/19-12-03
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Light caught in Clouds 03:21
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And the light is gettin' caught in the clouds No easy way out You won't find it here And the sound is gettin' softer in the smog No-one stops for talks No time for tears 'Cause it's already gone already gone already gone Through the tears You won't find it here 'Cause it's already gone already gone already gone Through the tears You won't find it here Now that pictures flow like the sea No easy thing to me They bug me in my sleep And now talkin' heads fill the screen They can't know what it means When time takes a leap 'Cause it's already gone already gone already gone Through the tears You won't find it here 'Cause it's already gone already gone already gone Through the tears You won't find it here I can only hope you'll still think of me when i'm gone Banned from the screens I can only hope you'll still think of me when i'm gone Banned from the screens I can only hope you'll still think of me when i'm gone Banned from the screens 'Cause it's already gone already gone already gone Through the tears You won't find it here (c) Martin van de Vrugt 20-5-00
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The big Waiting 04:52
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What i need i cannot find Still i'm pleased It's not too late Unchained but lonely And i don't want to wait Where i go i cannot stay Where i'm from i can not return It's done It needs something fresh again Maybe i'm not your kind 'a' man What you cast will come back at you What you feel will surely fade What once was green Is now turning blue And i don't want to wait Where i go i cannot stay Where i'm from i can not return It's done It needs something fresh again Maybe i'm not your kind 'a' man And i don't want to wait I don't want to wait it all out I'm tired of the big waiting The big waiting Big (c) Martin van de Vrugt 28-2/4-3-01
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My Klira sings 'Count the better Days' 05:14
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All tracks written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Martin van de Vrugt at the Ragged Mountain studio, Deventer, the Netherlands between June 2004 and September 2006 except tracks 11, 12 and 13, recorded live at radio Alkmaar, November 2nd 2005 by Bert Schellinga and Paul Witvoet.

In loving memory of Dinie van der Luit-Sandberg. "you are like the sea"

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released November 1, 2006

Friends on this album:

Mischa Lelieveld: voices and guitar on tracks 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10. (thanks for holding my horses, ideas, inspiration and sharing the stage with me)
Sja'ko Visser: drums on tracks 3 and 10
Hennie van Lunteren: accordeon on track 4

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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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