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Everything We Wanted

by Markus Rill & The Troublemakers

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Everything We Wanted 03:25
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Everything We Wanted The air was pure, water was clean we bathed in the sea and that’s all that you need Food was hanging on the trees we had plenty to eat man was free and that’s all that you need We had everything we wanted everything we wanted we had everything we wanted till we wanted more From fire and the wheel to the 21st century we got arts to stream, a fracking industry, free pornography, all kinds of inequality and a God named money We had everything we wanted everything we wanted we had everything we wanted till we wanted more She was smart and pretty she was kind and sweet she made me complete she was all that I could ever need I had everything I wanted everything I wanted I had everything I wanted till I wanted more We had everything we wanted everything we wanted we had everything we wanted till we wanted more Words & music by Markus Rill
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Heart Up Yet 03:29
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Heart Up Yet I’m wondering bout the truth of a notion pondering on the depth of emotion I’m standing on the edge of a big idea If the earth is in perpetual motion one day the sky will be clear I’m gonna be so zen, all my thoughts will disappear Some days I get lost in regret some days I just wanna get her out of my head but I haven’t made my heart up yet A mountain pass is winding and turning some marriages are crashing and burning Some ideas are not all that smart I still feel the longing and yearning perhaps it’s only bringing me down she always acts so aloof everytime I see her around Some days I’d do anything to get her back some days all I wanna do is forget but I haven’t made my heart up yet In the circle of this life, man, it’s hard to get it right And I get lost in the confusion But at the core of every heart, there’s a perfect place to start I’m gonna draw my own conclusion Now nothing has changed in a number of seasons I guess I might’ve had my reasons But it might be time, to take a different tack Some days love is nothing but a losing bet But some day I’ll be ready for the big duet I just haven’t made my heart up yet
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Hope Waits 03:33
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Hope Waits Hope waits when a chance slips away another one will come around someday, hope waits Fear hesitates, castrates and amputates but when fear abates, hope waits It perches in the soul holds on tight and it won't let go hope waits always Love lies and then says goodbye kicks you in the side and in the behind, love lies it tears you all apart, drives a stake right through your heart love lies sometimes People suck, they mess everything up and they don't give a you-know-what, people suck when you fall and can't get up and no one will even stop people suck, most people suck Ah, but you, you, you, you're the only true I want to believe you will come back to me Hope waits after everything fades you might come back someday, hope waits yes, it perches in the soul holds on tight and it won't let go hope waits, hope waits, I know
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Never Trust Forever 03:37
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Never Trust Forever Took my name, took my ring I woulda given you anything All my heart, all my soul all that I own and a little bit more A man in love and in the throes of lust he don’t do what he oughta, he does what he must you made me feel like you were for real but all you did was make a fool out of me I shoulda never surrendered I guess I shoulda known better But all your lies had the ring of truth all your lies made me believe in you I shoulda known I could never win your promises ain’t worth remembering I know I shold never say never, never say never but I’ll never trust forever again Now I know, now I’ve learned you’re playing with fire you’re bound to get burned but you never mind, I will be alright I’ll be over you in just a matter of time I coulda been a contender if I had only known better But all your lies had the ring of truth all your lies made me believe in you I shoulda known I could never win your promises ain’t worth remembering I know I shold never say never, never say never but I’ll never trust forever again I’ll never trust forever again I’ll never be that kinda fool again All your lies had the ring of truth all your lies made me believe in you I shoulda known I could never win your promises ain’t worth remembering I know I shold never say never, never say never but I’ll never trust forever again
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Slack 04:00
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Slack Dear God, you know my ways  the mistakes I have made Still I get to wake another day Sunday morning I slept in I missed church again I hope you understand Grant me the strength to resist temptation  And a job that won’t break my back Grant me humility and maybe some money dear God, cut me some slack Smoked some weed Saturday  night drank some booze, got into a fight Just a small town Saturday night I fooled around with Frankie‘s girl Can‘t be the worst crime in the world Cause if nobody knows no one will get hurt  Grant me the wisdom to know what I can’t change And a job that won’t break my back Grant me serenity and maybe some money  Dear God, cut me some slack They found the body behind Frankie’s shack He just would not stop talking back I didn’t mean to do him just like that Grant me anything or nothing at all Just get off of my back I need to be free and I need some money Hey God, cut me some slack 
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Get Paid 04:31
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Get Paid There’s a junkie girl roaming the streets, looking for a john while the upscale escort is opening a bottle of Dom Perignon An assembly line worker hates his job but for the overtime dough while the foreman hates to tell him we’re gonna have to let you go It ain’t fair but that is how the game is played it ain’t fun but everybody must get paid There’s a fool on every corner who thinks he’s got it better than me with the car and the house and the flatscreen TV and vacation overseas I never ran in that race, that’s not who I wanted to be but you look at me now, I may be many things but I sure ain’t free It ain’t real money’s just numbers we push around to make a trade it ain’t right but everybody must get paid Everybody must get paid everybody must get paid like the slots at the penny arcade before your luck’s about to fade everybody must, everybody must get paid When the lights go out in the city Harry finds a place to go with the shopping cart, the sleeping bag and the coat he uses as a pillow He counts the coins in his cup, prob‘ly gonna get a bite to eat and the junkie girl she stands a chance to make a twenty from Harry It ain’t cute but that is how the cards are laid it ain’t cool but everybody must get paid Everybody must get paid everybody must get paid like the slots at the penny arcade before your luck’s about to fade everybody must, everybody must get paid Words & music by Markus Rill
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Always Trusted You 04:28
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Always Trusted You I was higher than the swingset in the playground near our house went further up that tree than I'd ever gone before I scaled these heights myself 'bout five feet off the ground and you were there to make me feel secure you'd save me from my fall, from spiders, nightmares and the flu and I always trusted you The boy I had to wrestle was much taller than myself but Dad told me what I was s'posed to do he told me I was strong and he told me I was fast the truth is I was twelve in 1982 I wasn't sure I'd pull it of but I looked into your eyes and then I knew cause I always trusted you Then there was screaming, there was fighting, there was talk of a divorce and Daddy left when I never thought he would you said it wasn't your fault, I thought maybe it was mine it took me years till I finally understood I found bottles in my closet, looked into your eyes and then I knew You said you'd never let me down, you said you'd never lie You said you'd never let me down, you said you'd never lie Swore you'd never let me down, you swore you'd never lie but you let me down and lied Now you're lying in that clinic bed, weak at 55 no one there to tell me what to do you had cancer, you had chemo, then you had a stroke and I ask you “Mama, will you say that you'll pull through“ well, you barely shake your head but I look into your eyes and see the truth I still trust in you like I always trusted you always trusted you Words & music by Markus Rill
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Where I Belong 03:27
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Where I Belong Haven't seen you in a mighty long and lonesome time cause I set out on my own to see what I could find oh, what a fool I was a rambler without a cause I was just a young man and I guess I had to find my way Now the facts are getting clearer every runaway day I should've never gone that's why I'm coming home Hold on, I know where you are is where I belong Quite a few things I have seen but never nothing like you not the pyramids, no Spanish steps, no painting in the Louvre I've learned a thing or two I‘ve got a thing for you Hold on, I know where you are is where I Hold on, I know where you are is where I belong There ain't no guarantees it's up to you & me we can manifest our destiny Hold on, I know where you are is where I hold on, I know I don't wanna be alone I'm comin' home where you are is where I belong Words & music by Maik Garthe and Markus Rill
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Tumblin' Dominoes 04:13
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Tumblin‘ Dominoes Used to have a future, bright and strong now the years have gone by but my day never come drew up a plan, concocted these schemes but all I ever gained was responsibility I used to think that I could make it anywhere these days I’m lucky if I can keep going, never mind the getting there All my goals are slippin‘ out of reach, I know Don't know when but I guess I must've peaked long ago Had all my dreams lined up in neat little rows t-t-t-tumblin‘ dominoes I ain't come far but I can't go back my wife and my ex, they’re still expecting my checks now it's another town and another stage fallin‘ just short of glory and minimum wage I used to wish for a life in rock'n'roll Now I'm living the dream but it’s not what I was told  All my goals are slippin‘ out of reach, I know Don't know when but I guess I must've peaked long ago no big deal, I don’t suppose t-t-t-tumblin‘ dominoes All my goals are slipping out of reach, I know Don't know when but I guess I must've peaked long ago no big deal, I don't suppose that’s just the way it always goes you got all your dreams lined up in neat little rows t-t-t tumblin‘ dominoes Words & music by Markus Rill, inspired by Dan Baird
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Color Of My Heart 03:10
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Color Of My Heart The color of my heart is red like the love I’ve never met like the love I’ve never known the one who loves me heart & soul The color of her eyes is blue the girl I never found or knew the one who loves me through & through hard and wild and deep and true If we never stop and wonder what we’ve done, where we’ve been then we may never find out why we’re in the shape we’re in On the other side the grass is green looks just like the place to be full of hope of poetry but it never turned out right for me The color of the road is black takes me out and brings me back lures me far away again the highway’s never been my friend If I never stop and wonder what I’ve done, where I’ve been then I’m never gonna find out why I’m in the shape I‘m in My hair has started going grey a little more with every day a sign of aging and decay I guess it’s time I found my way Cause I’ve been stumblin‘ in the dark lookin‘ for a little spark I guess I will be till I’m dead the color of my heart is red Words & music by Markus Rill
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The Mystery Of You 03:35
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The Mystery Of You I see the planets a-wandering  only the North Star stays true life’s many wonders I‘m pondering  but I can’t solve the mystery of you I howl at the moon up above his light shining into my room why won’t he teach me bout love when I can’t solve the mystery of you? The mystery of you The mystery of you The mystery of you I don’t have a clue This heart of yours is an oak tree it will not bend, budge or move  my love is open and free, it’s true I can’t solve the mystery of you The mystery of you The mystery of you The mystery of you Well, I don’t have a clue Now how can one girl be so lovely enchanting, enticing and cool with a mind sharp enough not to love me? Well, I guess that’s the mystery of you I can’t solve the mystery of you The mystery of you The mystery of you The mystery of you What shall I do? Words & music by Markus Rill
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Country Town 04:22
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Country Town The meadow that I ran on every summer afternoon the hill I sledded down beneath an early winter moon they’re the backdrop to almost any dream of mine I still see it like it’s 1985 When you grow up in a country town, in a country town no matter where you go or what you do When you grow up in a country town then that country town is always gonna be inside of you The football team, the wrestling team, the boys on motorbikes the kids in school and at the public pool, my buddies Thomas, Curt & Mike they may resent me for leaving this ol‘ town behind but they respect me, I know, for makin‘ it out alive When you grow up in a country town, in a country town everybody is gonna know your face When you grow up in a country town, in a country town you’re always gonna know an honest place There were many girls I wooed who did not care for me I got hurt and disappointed but I had my little victories cause those adolescent years, they stick with you forever this town has shaped me, I know, for worse or for better And I am drawn to where I’m from my roots run deep down by Golden Creek My country town, my country town there’s some folks who still recall my name my country town, my country town things may change but they’ll always feel the same My country town it’s gonna welcome me when I come back around Words & music by Markus Rill
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Flesh & Blood & Bone 03:49
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Flesh & Blood & Bone No two souls are ever quite the same everybody feels a different pain we’re the sum of everything we’ve ever seen or known everybody’s flesh & blood & bone I’ve been across the sea and up and down the block I’ve been in awe, I’ve been in love and I’ve been shocked the meaning is mysterious, my destiny’s unknown I suppose that I’ll just muddle on We all try to make it home no body is machinery, no heart is made of stone we all cry in the night alone everybody’s flesh & blood & bone Stranger come a long way now he’s standing at my door I see the difference ‘tween being broke and being poor kindness is a kingdom you gotta share to own and my brother he is flesh & blood & bone We all try to find a home nobody’s machinery, no heart is made of stone we all cry in the night alone everybody’s flesh & blood & bone Flesh & blood & bone it takes more to make us whole even if John Prine is gone there’s still heart and there’s still soul Now that orange clown is foolish, mean and vain he never gives a thought to anybody else’s pain but don’t everyone need shelter and a hand to hold? We all try to make it home no body is machinery, no heart is made of stone we all cry in the night alone everybody’s flesh & blood & bone Words & music by Markus Rill
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Monochrome 03:52
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Monochrome Hair of flaming red sprawled across my bed a slice of rainbow in this world of black & white Eyes of liquid green like high octane gasoline I was a matchstick that was easy to ignite Orange, purple, blue they belonged to you in the wonder of your mind and in your clothes You were elegant, you were eloquent you were all I ever dreamed of, I suppose Why’d you go and leave me all alone? you took all the colors now they’re gone and my life goes on in monochrome Now what I recall, babe, most of all is how hard I tried to make you happy you were my best friend but you drove me round the bend I was the best I ever was and will be Why’d you go and leave me all alone? you took all the colors now they’re gone and my life goes on in monochrome Now I sit by your stone and it cuts me to the bone it’s just an old gray slab of granite but in my mind’s eye I still see your smile and all the colors of your spirit I’d found in you a lover and a home when every move you made was like a poem and now my life goes in monochrome Words & music by Markus Rill

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released February 15, 2022

Markus Rill – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, mando on Country Town, cowbell on Tumblin‘ Dominoes
Maik Garthe – acoustic & electric guitars (slide, baritone, dobro), mandolin, harmonica, vocals
Chris Reiss – electric bass guitar
Leonardo von Papp – drums, percussion

guests:
Jen Gunderman – piano, organ
Achim Gössl – keyboards, horn arrangement
Elizabeth Lee – vocals
Robert Oberbeck – vocals
Jim Hoke – tenor & baritone sax
Roland Barber – trumpet & trombone

Maik & Markus recorded at 7V Studios Bockenem,
drums recorded by Leonardo von Papp at moderndrumproduction.com
Everybody else recorded in their home studios.

Mixed by Achim Sauer at7V Studios Bockenem.
Mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering, Nashville/Tennessee.

Produced by Markus Rill & Achim Sauer.
Cover photo by Daniel Peter.
Cover design by Volker Bahmer.

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