My life fits this empty suitcase
These feet are sore with traveling
This old door keeps me from this world
I have thrown away the key
A heart of hate is a heart that burns
A soul that's lost is a soul that hurts
Quench my burning heart, keep it from melting
Heal my tortured soul, keep it from falling apart
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, so quench my burning heart!
Now tell me one more story
Of the fearless and the brave
The people that you followed and
The lives you had to save
A heart of hate is a heart that burns
A soul that's lost is a soul that hurts
Quench my burning heart, keep it from melting
Heal my tortured soul, keep it from falling apart
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, so quench my burning heart!
My compass has a spinning needle
But I'll find my way home
Don’t let me be a stranger
The tide reveals the sand
Sunrise of hope before me
Despair seems far behind
A heart of hate is a heart that burns
A soul that's lost is a soul that hurts
Quench my burning heart, keep it from melting
Heal my tortured soul, keep it from falling apart
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, so quench my burning heart!
These feet are sore with traveling
This old door keeps me from this world
I have thrown away the key
A heart of hate is a heart that burns
A soul that's lost is a soul that hurts
Quench my burning heart, keep it from melting
Heal my tortured soul, keep it from falling apart
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, so quench my burning heart!
Now tell me one more story
Of the fearless and the brave
The people that you followed and
The lives you had to save
A heart of hate is a heart that burns
A soul that's lost is a soul that hurts
Quench my burning heart, keep it from melting
Heal my tortured soul, keep it from falling apart
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, so quench my burning heart!
My compass has a spinning needle
But I'll find my way home
Don’t let me be a stranger
The tide reveals the sand
Sunrise of hope before me
Despair seems far behind
A heart of hate is a heart that burns
A soul that's lost is a soul that hurts
Quench my burning heart, keep it from melting
Heal my tortured soul, keep it from falling apart
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, it's burning
It's burning, so quench my burning heart!
Kicked out the Garden of Eden
Evil arrived on a Sunday morning
What else is left but
These concrete walls around you?
I told you not to talk to strangers
Baby keep the windows shut
Who's that knocking on our door?
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Looking over these burned-out ruins and
The trail that’s left behind
It's too cold to walk outside
Life is different in our dreams
I told you not to talk to strangers
Baby keep the windows shut
Who's that knocking on our door?
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Let's close the garden gate
Walk to the sandy shore
Sail our ship around the edge
Forever on a restless sea
Let's close the garden gate
Walk to the sandy shore
Sail our ship around the edge
Forever on a restless sea
I told you not to talk to strangers
Baby keep the windows shut
Who's that knocking on our door?
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Evil arrived on a Sunday morning
What else is left but
These concrete walls around you?
I told you not to talk to strangers
Baby keep the windows shut
Who's that knocking on our door?
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Looking over these burned-out ruins and
The trail that’s left behind
It's too cold to walk outside
Life is different in our dreams
I told you not to talk to strangers
Baby keep the windows shut
Who's that knocking on our door?
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Let's close the garden gate
Walk to the sandy shore
Sail our ship around the edge
Forever on a restless sea
Let's close the garden gate
Walk to the sandy shore
Sail our ship around the edge
Forever on a restless sea
I told you not to talk to strangers
Baby keep the windows shut
Who's that knocking on our door?
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Change the past, change the past
Change the past
I would change the past for you
If I only could
Hail Mary where have you been
Were there too many sins
Did you see the pain I was in?
My scars did not heal well
They replaced my skin
Now nothing can come in
This is where I go
From here to I don’t know
Don’t care where this will end
But I am on the wagon again
Blood you can wipe, but stains remain
Sorry if I betrayed you
But I will betray again
My regrets I lay you down by the creek
I will not join when all angels meet
This is where I go
From here to I don’t know
Don’t care where this will end
But I am on the wagon again
Oooh…on the wagon again
Oooh…on the wagon again
These clouds I know them well
Sister don’t save my soul
The lights blur my view but
My hands are on the wheel
Oooh….on the wagon again
Oooh…on the wagon again
This is where I go
From here to I don’t know
Don’t care where this will end
But I am on the wagon again
Were there too many sins
Did you see the pain I was in?
My scars did not heal well
They replaced my skin
Now nothing can come in
This is where I go
From here to I don’t know
Don’t care where this will end
But I am on the wagon again
Blood you can wipe, but stains remain
Sorry if I betrayed you
But I will betray again
My regrets I lay you down by the creek
I will not join when all angels meet
This is where I go
From here to I don’t know
Don’t care where this will end
But I am on the wagon again
Oooh…on the wagon again
Oooh…on the wagon again
These clouds I know them well
Sister don’t save my soul
The lights blur my view but
My hands are on the wheel
Oooh….on the wagon again
Oooh…on the wagon again
This is where I go
From here to I don’t know
Don’t care where this will end
But I am on the wagon again
Biography
In the 1980s, Dutch musician and composer Erwin de Ruiter played with his bands in Amsterdam as a support act for the likes of Echo and The Bunnyman, The Clash, The Only Ones, The Shirts, The B52’s and many others. The songs he writes vary in genre and used in TV shows, feature films and promotional videos.
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