Erwin de Ruiter

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!

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

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