The Escampstreet Band

 Ted van Dongen - Zang

 Richard Wijngaard - Gitaar

 Jos Roedolf - Gitaar/zang

 Aad Roedolf - Basgitaar

 Jan Roedolf - Drums

Settlement

We fall in love.

We settle down.

Build a suitable home

Start a live … in a suitable town.

 

Meet the neighbours.

Find a job.

Go to work by car.

Buy what we want … at a suitable shop.

 

We should ask ourselves the question:

Do we live or just survive?

Count our blessings 'stead of assets.

Pursue a truly happy life. 

 

Five or seven out of seven.

Daily routine, ongoing strive.

Say our prayers to God in heaven 

to earn a so called … better life.

 

When in fact all that we do,

is merely lying to ourselves.

As the dreams we held so closely,

lie crumbling on some … dusty shelf.

 

 

We should ask ourselves the question:

Do we live or just survive?

Count our blessings 'stead of assets.

Pursue a truly happy life. 

 

We fall in love.

We settle down.

Build a suitable home

Start a live … in a suitable town.

 

All it takes is one deep breath

to pick a dream up from the shelf,

blow off the dusty layers;

settle down to our true … inner selves.

 

We should ask ourselves the question:

Do we live or just survive?

Count our blessings 'stead of assets.

Pursue a truly happy life. 

  

 

Lyrics by Femke van Dongen - vd Struik

Melody by Ted van Dongen