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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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from Count the better Days, released November 1, 2006

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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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