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Full-Grown Love
03:21
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Full-Grown Love
Not everything gets worse over time
but some things do
it's not every day I break down crying
but tonight I do
there's an achin' in my bones
and a yearning in my soul
you see, a little bit of comfort now and then is not enough
what I need is a full-grown love
In my younger days I used to fool around
hell of a lot of good it's done me
but I'm older now and time is tickin' down
it's time I be just who I want to be
and I best start tonight
I got so much passion inside
I have done some childish things but I set aside that stuff
now I'm ready for a full-grown love
More majestic than the mountains, deeper than the sea
sensual and mature, man, that's what it's got to be
a love like that is hard to find and hold
but this one thing I know
if it's only temporary, man, it ain't up to snuff
what I'm looking for's a full-grown love
if it's only temporary, man, it ain't up to snuff
what I'm looking for, I am ready for,
what I need is a full-grown love
words & music by Markus Rill
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Tractor
03:36
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Tractor
I never had no money
you had every reason to complain
I never had no future
you had every right to walk away
Yeah, but I kept working hard
even when they repossessed my truck
and now things have turned around
I have reason to believe things are looking up
I just bought a tractor
I'm gonna grow me a fresh new crop of dreams
I just bought a tractor
hey Debra Lee, won't you ride again with me?
I like your cotton dresses
I like your open smile and your flowing open hair
you still wear Grandma Esther's ring
that's why I like to think that you still care
A brand new motor is a brand new chance
this one's almost good as new, it's got 45 hp
and when the sun sets on my little piece of land
do you remember just how pretty it can be?
I just bought a tractor
I'm gonna grow me a fresh new crop of dreams
I just bought a tractor
hey Debra Lee, won't you ride again with me?
I used to love waking with you by my side
way before the early morning light
I used to love working with you side by side all day
and hold you close all through the night
I just bought a tractor
I'm gonna harvest a fresh new crop of dreams
I just bought a tractor
hey Debra Lee, won't you ride again with me
words & music by Markus Rill
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How I Roll
03:02
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How I Roll
I'm not about to give up
I've been around long enough
I know all about bad luck
I don't know much about love
I keep my hands on the wheel
to tell myself I'm in control
that ain't the way I feel
but that's just how I roll
I'm not about to give in
or change my mind
the places I have been
true love was hard to find
I need a brand new start
it's gonna take a toll
I may not be that smart
but that's just how I roll
Whoa, I've been around a while
whoa-oh, stuck with the rank & file
whoa, I'll no longer do what I'm told
cause now I'm gonna break the mold
that's just how I roll
I'm not about to mince words
I've got my eye on you
you're so pretty it almost hurts
I tell what I'll do
Tonight I won't give up
till I've bared my soul
I think, baby, you rock
and that's just how I roll
words & music by Markus Rill
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words & music by Bob Dylan
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You & My Youth
04:44
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You & My Youth
I remember September '93
You and me as wild as we were free
believing that's the way we'd always be
All the love and all the plans we made
we were sure we'd make it all the way
and look what I am left with here today
It's all gone away
I've been holding on too long
to something that's already gone
I've been clinging way too fast
to something that's all in the past
now it's time I face the truth
it's time I said goodbye to you,
you & my youth
A lotta dreams and weed and a lotta hope
it's all gone up in smoke
wishing I knew where you are tonight but I don't
So long ago
I've been holding on too long
to something that's already gone
I've been clinging way too fast
to something that's all in the past
now it's time I face the truth
it's time I said goodbye to you
you & my youth
Now I'm telling myself this is the last time
I'll ever step out into the night
imagining what I've lost is what I'll find
I've been holding on too long
to something that's already gone
I've been clinging way too tight
but the past won't get me through the night
it's time I face up to the truth
it's time I said goodbye to you,
you & my youth
words & music by Markus Rill & Daniel Biscan
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Siren Song (That Kind Of Fool)
“Hey,“ she said, “come over here“
and ran her fingers through her hair
„hey,“,she said, “come over here“
“Nay,“ he said, “I'm not a fool“
“I don't wanna fall for you“
“nay,“ he said, “I'm not that kinda fool“
“Okay,“ she said “never mind“
flashed that boy her sweetest smile
“Okay,“ she said “never you mind“
And he moved ahead but he could not forget
he moved on on wondering if he played his hand all wrong
He never saw that girl again
he never fell in love again
he never was that kind of fool again
“Hey,“ she said, “come over here“
when another traveler did appear
„hey,“,she said, “come over here“
“Yay,“ he said, “you're beautiful“
“I won't miss that chance, I'm not a fool
“yay,“, he said, “you're very beautiful“
But “nay,“ she said after a while
“you don't set my heart on fire
“go away,“ she said after a little while
And he moved ahead filled with longing and regret
he moved on wondering what he'd ever done so wrong
He never saw that girl again
he never fell in love again
he never was that kind of fool again
The siren song
words & music by Markus Rill
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Storm Approaching
03:11
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Storm Approaching
Weatherman says there's a storm approaching
I'm trying to hitch a ride
but there's no one out on this lonely road tonight
They're all sleeping safe & sound
nestled in their babies' arms
me, I'm ready for the coming of the storm
Let it come and blow all my sins and sorrows away
or let it blow them right up in my face
Everybody's afraid of the storm approaching
staying out of the way of harm
me, I'm ready for a reckoning to come
It's cold here by the highwayside
I can see the neon lure
but I pray that it won't break my will no more
I recall the friends I failed
and the girl that I've done wrong
I hope that memory, too, shall fade before too long
Let the wind come and blow everything I've ever owned apart
so as to match my shattered heart
Everybody's afraid of the storm approaching
and the damage it may bring
I'm hoping it's gonna wipe my slate clean
You may call it false bravado
but I'm being as truthful as I can
You may call these measures desperate
well, I'm a desperate man
Everybody's afraid of the storm approaching
staying out of the way of harm
me, I'm waiting for the coming of the storm
words & music by Markus Rill
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The Name Of War
03:22
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The Name Of War
You don't wage war in the name of peace
you don't wage war in the name of love
you don't wage war in the name of God
you wage war in the name of war
You don't kill people in the name of justice
you don't kill people in the name of freedom
you don't kill people in the name of God
you kill people in the name of hate
You don't throw bombs in the name of bravery
you don't throw bombs in the name of courage
you don't throw bombs in the name of God
you throw bombs in the name of cowardice
But you raise children in the name of hope
you plant flowers in the name of beauty
you make art in the name of truth
and you make love in the name of love
You don't wage war in the name of Jesus
you don't wage war in the name of Allah
you don't wage war in the name of Buddha
you wage war in the name of war
There's no war in the name of peace
there's no murder in the name justice
no throwing bombs in the name of God
it's all in the name of war
words & music by Markus Rill
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Two Girls
03:37
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words & music by Townes van Zandt
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The One That Got Away
02:59
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The One That Got Away
I still got her number
if it's still the same
maybe my biggest blunder
was to let her get away
And I still got her picture
I bet she hasn't changed
I might just see if I can reach her
the one that got away
And I'll say “I've been thinkin' about you
nearly every day“
And I'll say “I've been wondering what to do
about the one that got away“
I know it's been awhile
my dreams have all been swept away
I thought I'd get over her in time
the one that got away
But the truth is I've been thinkin' about you
nearly every day
the truth I've been wondering what to do
about the one that got away
Guess it's getting late, now
guess I'll just call another day
she might not remember my name anyhow
the one that got away
Words & music by Markus Rill
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Markus Rill München, Germany
»Songs that are beautifully shimmering with ambiguity - brilliant lyrics« - Rolling Stone"
"Rill shows great depth as a songwriter, bandleader and producer" - No Depression/USA
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