LYRICS: Live At Minard
******* Intro *******
Instrumental
******* Up on the Mountain *******
Up on the mountain where the river’s frail and slow,
it already has the power to flood the valley below.
Up on the mountain where I was born and raised
it made me rise to who I am today.
Every childhood is like driftwood.
It can turn and flow in every unexpected way.
You don’t need a happy youth to get stuck on something good,
so you ain’t going down the drain.
Up on the mountain where the river’s frail and slow,
it already has the power to flood the valley below.
Up on the mountain where I was born and raised
it made me rise to who I am today.
All those bad friends are like the sharp bends.
You only see them after you crash into their wall.
Sometimes you gotta sink low before you find the right flow,
so you ain’t gonna drown again.
You can move all the stones to get where you belong.
You’re in control to change the course of your own life.
There’s just no turning back, so enjoy moving down the track.
You can only go back up there as rain.
Up on the mountain where the river’s frail and slow,
it already has the power to flood the valley below.
Up on the mountain where I was born and raised
it made me rise to who I am today.
******* All Is Forgiven *******
Trouble, trouble knocking on my door.
Won’t let trouble come in anymore.
Ain’t got hate for those who put me down.
I’m moving on up, leaving the past behind.
I’ve been worried for too many times.
But no more worries will upset my mind.
Mistreated, I’ve learned to push my frontiers.
I won’t back down, as courage conquers fear.
Every ending brings a new beginning.
All is forgiven. All is forgiven.
Mercy, mercy, you’ve been gone too long.
Life without mercy is a life gone wrong.
I dread no evil in my darkest night.
As long as there is mercy, there will be light.
Every ending brings a new beginning.
All is forgiven. All is forgiven.
All is forgiven. All is forgiven.
******* Karma’s Gonna Kick Your Ass *******
Hey, you, with your borrowed opinions,
slinging deceiving words.
Your tainted information
doesn’t care about the damage or hurt.
Hey, you disguise your hate speech
as harmless irony,
stirring up confusion
so you can’t tell truth from conspiracy.
Someday this will come back to haunt you
like a big mamma with a lot of sass.
Karma’s gonna kick your ass.
Hey, you, sharing all that fake news
striking fear in people’s hearts.
Friends turn against each other
making families drift apart.
Hey, you, in your viral cesspool,
misleading simple souls.
You trigger too many bad vibes,
safely hidden as a spineless troll.
Someday this will come back to haunt you
like a big mamma with a lot of sass.
Karma’s gonna kick your ass.
Hey, you, you’re not a mastermind or hero,
just a lonely frustrated pawn.
If you had some loving around you,
you wouldn’t waste it on hate and porn.
Hey, you, life must be so lonely
all alone behind your screen,
blaming someone else for your failures,
mistakes and shattered dreams.
Someday this will come back to haunt you
like a big mamma with a lot of sass.
Karma’s gonna kick your ass.
******* Last Goodbye *******
Lay your head down, lay.
Fall asleep and roll into another day.
And wherever you will roam,
close or far away from home,
you’ll never walk alone.
I will shine a light.
Even you don’t need me longer by your side
to be caught when you fall,
to rise above it all.
You’ll never walk alone.
I will sing your song till I fade.
Move our stones before it’s too late
and our river has run dry
after our last goodbye.
So, lay your head down, lay,
as tomorrow might not bring another day.
When it’s hard to live your life,
you struggle to survive,
you always can come home again.
Your mind’s already gone out the door,
so eager to discover and explore.
Whenever you feel lost,
get stuck or bite the dust,
you always can come home again.
I will sing your song till I fade.
Move our stones before it’s too late
and our river has run dry
after our last goodbye.
******* No More *******
No more, no more, no more
will I waste another day.
No more, no more,
like I did on you today.
For too long I’ve been waiting in vain,
hoping you’d come back to me again.
It takes a strong will to hang on,
a stronger heart to walk away.
So, no more, no more,
will I waste another day.
No more, no more, no more
will I waste another day.
No more, no more,
like I did on you today.
******* Ain't Nobody Gonna Hold Me Down *******
Ain't nobody gonna hold me down,
hold me down. Hold me down.
Ain't nobody gonna hold me down.
It’s my time to rise.
I’m not afraid of moving on,
moving on. I’m moving on.
I’m not afraid of moving on.
No one will break my stride.
You'd better watch out.
I’m on my way, on my way.
Watch out. As of today
I’m on my way.
Ain’t nothing gonna stop me now,
stop me now. Stop me now.
Ain’t nothing gonna stop me now.
My mind’s all set to go.
A change is coming and I’ll let it be,
I’ll let it be. I’ll just let it be.
A change is coming and I’ll let it be
the light guiding my road.
You'd better watch out.
I’m on my way, on my way.
Watch out. As of today
I’m on my way.
Ain't nobody gonna hold me down,
hold me down. Hold me down.
Ain't nobody gonna hold me down.
It’s my time to rise.
You'd better watch out.
I’m on my way, on my way.
Watch out. As of today …
You'd better watch out.
I’m on my way, on my way.
Watch out. As of today
I’m on my way.
******* In July *******
White cotton clouds floating on a gentle breeze.
Together with the sun they’re playing hide and seek.
I’m on the grass looking up, painting pictures in the sky.
The living is so easy in July.
Green canopies rustle the heat from the air.
Together with the wind, an oak becomes a rocking chair.
I’m underneath, looking up how they reach into the sky.
The living is so easy in July.
******* The Unsung *******
This one goes out to the unsung
whose love we take for granted but miss when it’s gone.
While standing in the shadows of their light
they lead us through the cracks, where true beauty hides.
Always giving without regret,
love freed from expectation is a love without debt.
And when our restless hearts can’t be confined,
they let us spread our wings with both feet on the ground.
Somehow they can take on any fight
when we’re so stubborn and can’t see they got it right,
and every brick that built our own space
has their blood, sweat and tears holding everything in place.
We all need someone along our way
who'll lead us to tomorrow and away from yesterday.
The best things in life hide in plain sight.
Oh, you're a lucky man, if you can see them by your side.
So here’s a song I wanna dedicate
to those who pray for us, even when we’ve lost our faith.
There ain’t nothing patience won’t mend.
They show time and time again how to become a better man.
******* Keppe, ‘K Zien Ier Voe Joen *******
Me voader éd e nieuw lief, ’t is echt machtig.
Jes gelik ne puber van bikans tachtig.
Anse tope zien, zegt ie:
“keppe, ‘k zien ier voe joen”.
Nooit in under kot, ze griep’n alle kans’n.
Altied goeste in e tartje of voe te goan dans’n.
Anse ze begun’ te slow’n, zegt ie:
“keppe, ‘k zien ier voe joen”.
Snot verliefd acht’r oal die doenk’re joaren
va miseries en verdriet.
Moa ziene wereld is begin ip te klaren,
sins da z’in de La Palma in ze lev’n kwam gezwierd.
Zot van manill’n, ze goan gèrn’ goan wandel’n.
Tied is te kostboar voe te verkwansel’n.
’s Avnds ip moa cotent, zegt ie:
“keppe, ‘k zien ier voe joen”.
Snot verliefd acht’r oal die doenk’re joaren
va miseries en verdriet.
Moa zien wereld is begin ip te klaren,
sins da z’in de La Palma in ze lev’n kwam gezwierd.
Liefde ip leeftied makt under were joenk,
ookal goat de vlieger wa troager van de groend.
Moa ad’n de lucht ut trekt, zegt ie:
“keppe, ‘k zien ier voe joen”.
“keppe, ‘k zien ier voe joen”.
“keppe, ‘k zien ier voe joen”.
******* Reckonin' Blues *******
Oh rain keeps on fallin', all night long pourin' down on me
Rain keeps on fallin', all night long pourin' down on me
If there's no higher ground, oh now babe we'll be washed to the sea
Oh storm is a comin', look over yonder thunder & lightnin' all around
Storm is a comin', look over yonder, thunder & lightnin' all around
You better start to pray, oh now gal we'll need sacred ground
She's hunting us down. She's bound to take our lives
If we don't change we won't survive
Wind is howlin', hear her calling, calling out our name
And she'll have no mercy, oh now child for what we became
She's hunting us down. she's bound to take our lives
If we don't change, we won't survive
Wind is howlin', hear her calling, calling out our name
And she'll have no mercy, oh now child, for what we became
******* Caroline Brings *******
New-born sun rising slowly,
shimmering through the trees.
An early dawn in the city
paints fresh shadows on the streets.
And here we are back again
on that old bench in the park.
She’s changed but still the same.
And while this new day starts,
Caroline brings, Caroline brings me
all those stories from long time ago.
Caroline brings, Caroline brings me
the most beautiful of them all.
Summer nights rush towards daylight,
but linger forever long.
Drifting out of time on a high tide
of what is and has yet to come.
And here we are back again
on that old bench in the park.
She’s aged but her youth remains.
And while this new day starts,
Caroline brings, Caroline brings me
all those stories from long time ago.
Caroline brings, Caroline brings me
the most beautiful of them all.
******* The Way You Are *******
In my heart you’re always near me.
In my thoughts you're never far.
Don’t go changing anything
that comes from within.
I love you the way you are.
Every day you know how to move me.
Every night you’re my guiding star.
You’re the only one who’s been
so deep under my skin.
I love you the way you are.
When your world fell into mine, babe,
I swore I’d never let it fall.
So, let it grow, grow, just let it grow.
My love is unconditional.
I can feel your presence all around me.
I can hear your voice in my guitar.
You’re in every note I ring,
in every word I sing.
I love you the way you are.
Yes, I love you the way you are.
******* Surrender to the Groove *******
Hear the music speaking to your soul.
It’s the sound of life that connects us all.
Amplified by hopes and dreams,
it holds the power to unite extremes.
Surrender to the groove and start to dance.
Follow the beat searching for your heart.
It’s a movement of love that transcends all parts.
Unconfined by borders or chains,
it carries the spark for the world to change.
Surrender to the groove and start to dance.
Feel the rhythm spreading under your skin.
It’s a sacred force that feeds us from within.
Magnified by its vibrant energy,
it keeps the truth safe from lying irony.
Surrender to the groove and start to dance.