We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Over the Top

by The Watchman

supported by
TvadekeS
TvadekeS thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €7 EUR  or more

     

1.
Over the Top 03:37
lyrics
buy track
Over the Top As we crawled and we stumbled Snow just made us humble Now the buds are on the branches Open up the trench Over the top The sun is still a shy one Like someone you can’t rely on Come on give us more Open up that door Over the top Over the top For the light that’s breaking through Over the top For my babe, where are you Over the top Never mind the loss Because we are soldiers for the right cause One heart attack to loose your breath One broken when you left Every time we loose We’re walking with the blues Over the top And again we go out Bones sticking out Guitars all worn Music is born Over the top Only beginning No ending Flying but no landing Every day a dawn In a place we haven’t gone Over the top We defy the mud and rain We know we might be slain But the battle is on the field And we never yield over the top
2.
Somewhere in this World 04:38
lyrics
buy track
Somewhere in this world Somewhere in this world there’s a place for all of us Somewhere down the road there’s more than mud or dust Let me take your hand, through this maze of disbelief I’ll make you understand there is always some relief Oh sweet child we are the hours Oh sweet child we are the day we are the year come what may A smile and a tear Somewhere in your life you’ll find out who you are Somewhere in your mind you’ll carve that little star And al the dust you found will turn into gold The circle will go round your story will be told Oh my love, we are the hours Oh my love, we are the day We are the years come what may A smile and a tear Oh sweet child we are the hours, flowers Oh sweet child we are the day we are the year come what may We are the day, we are the year Come what may A smile and a tear
3.
On my Door 04:31
lyrics
buy track
On My Door I heard your voice on the phone You sounded worried You carried the world on your back it seems So I listened to you and I heard your story No inspriration, no self esteem On my door, knock on baby Knockin’ on wood will do you good Well on my door don’t think it’s a maybe There’s a warm heart awaiting With kisses to boot You said you searched everywhere From France to Texas For a lucky star, for a light to show Running away from the battle of the sexes You and yourself had along way to go Why don’t you come to my town Where the clouds are painted The clouds are painted and seem to play We’d be daydreamin’ we’d be dreamin’ daily One day with them we would fly away On my door, knock on baby Knockin’ on wood will do you good Well on my door don’t think there’s a maybe There’s a warm heart awaiting With kisses to boot
4.
Happy Dresses 03:55
lyrics
buy track
Happy Dresses Suppose we’ll be remembered Talking you and me Let’s hope that’s still a long wait and see Not for my jokes, silly stories that I told You wouldn’t wanna be a shadow of me growing old, no, two Happy dresses on a clothesline Hung up to dry and to sway in the sunshine Left and forgotten to conspire in the moonshine Worn by the winds of old time Not for the evenings, eight in a week I’d be down in bars saying There’s something that I seek You at home waiting With your fingers crossed Your mood in between I’m so worried and get lost ! What about career, or more the lack of it Remember how we used to say money, the heck with it And I hope that our children and a bunch of worthy heirs Will think of you and me as their one and only theirs Happy dresses on a clothesline Hung up to dry and to sway in the sunshine Left and forgotten to conspire in the moonshine Worn by the winds of old time
5.
Go West 04:22
lyrics
buy track
Go west Just an old phrase I remember Now the lights close on november Just an old phrase from years ago When they went down that solemn road Go West, Go West... Just two words No one evere mentions But for me a way to break convention Is’nt it time we’d cross that pond To sit down at Wheelies That great beyond Go West, Go West... So long, so long my friends I gotta walk this world till I reach the end Deep in my chest I hear the west Christmas in Ireland We all sing a song Babe you’re so silent What’s going on It’s Freddy Malins* and his ever drunken truth If we stay here we we’ll be wasting our youth Dream dream dream The way of the feather Remember that song The smell of heather coming on strong * character in James Joyce ‘The Dead’
6.
To be loved by you 05:21
lyrics
buy track
To be loved by you I could climb every mountain Cross the mighty sea Refuse water from the fountain To have you here with me And I know I’ll endure it I’ll be waiting at your gate The moon and stars are my jury They know that I have kept my faith And I’ll wait all the hours Like all lovers do, In the sun, snow, rainshowers To be loved by you We never know the reason, We never know the cause Things change by the season What is won, and what is lost
7.
Getting ready for the evening 03:35
lyrics
buy track
Getting Ready for the Evening Getting ready for the evening, ready for the night Getting ready for the evening, ready for the night Daytime is losing, daytime was bright I’m getting ready for the evening, ready for the night Let’s sit around the table, food and wine Let’s sit around the table, food and wine Tell me your stories and I’ll tell you mine Let’s sit around the table, bring food and wine Put on a fine dress, flower in your hair Put on a fine dress, flower in your hair I want everybody here to stare and stare Put on a fine dress, flower in your hair I’m looking for a light now, a light I must I’m looking for a light now, a light I must Must find a light now, a light called trust I’m looking for a light now, oh yes I must
8.
Old Friends 03:59
lyrics
buy track
Old Friends Old friends meeting, down in some bar Old friends knowing not to mention any war No divorce, trouble or disease Old friends drinking, just wanna be at ease Old friends grinnin’ how they rule the world How they both preyed upon that very same girl Old friends laughing, the same old jokes Turnin’ down modern times in a single stroke Old friends drinking, this one’s on me Old friends feeling young again and free, so free Old names remembered, some forgotten too Times and places, where and what and who was who Old friends silent, looking at the door Seeing all the folks that won’t enter anymore Old friends drinking, this one’s on me Old friends thinking how it was and won’t be No more... Old friends thinkin’ how they lived their lives The for better and worse they shared together What about their wives Should it have been this, should it have been that No, last order guys, just one for the road Old friends drinking, this one’s on me Old friends thinking how it was and could have been, has been, has been...
9.
Courage, courage 04:14
lyrics
buy track
Courage, Courage Happy endings are for losers Warm love is for the weak The strong ones are choosers The endless road they seek See the stars, how they’re going Doing what they do I’ve got a million of mirrors (for them) In my tears for you Courage, courage you’re not alone Though it seems, now you’re on your own Courage, courage there is a friend Somewhere down the road looking for a... Happy endings are for softies Sure not meant for me I’m strong standing lofty Tell myself I’m free Courage, courage you’re not alone Though it seems, now you’re on your own Courage, courage there is a friend Somewhere down the street let’s meet...
10.
Restless heart 03:41
lyrics
buy track
Restless Heart Restless heart, you’ll never find a home Restless heart, you’ll always have to roam Restless heart, I want you to know You’re not alone, you’re not alone Restless heart, I’m one step behind Restless heart, you’re always on my mind Restless heart, I’ll follow the path you pave The gold and dreams you chase
11.
Valse du Pont des Amours 03:33
lyrics
buy track
Instrumental

credits

released January 28, 2023

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Watchman image

The Watchman Eindhoven, Netherlands

Ad van Meurs aka The Watchman was an incredible songwriter and very versatile guitar player.
His songwriting career made a serious start in the beginning of the nineties when his first album, The Watchman, produced by Joe Boyd, was released. This album was followed up by more than 14 albums in which his songwriter skills developed to a great height.
Ad van Meurs passed away in 2017. ... more

contact / help

Contact The Watchman

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like The Watchman, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now