Tim Gerard - Rotterdam

Took you out of the rain

A February get away

Rolled on though the cobblestones

We got lost feeling stoned

I played you my favorite bands

Right beside the bicycle stand

Those Creedence songs still remind me of that look you had

That modern art and dutch ballet

was so much more than I could say

Made a promise I shouldn’t have

with the church tower above my head

That old red had made you dance

I had to catch you by my hand

On that night, I was lucky to be your man


Was it because you were a sailboat and I was the breeze?

Was it the river, was it the sun in the cold north sea?

Was it because you wanted a home and I was chasing a dream?

Oh I didn’t understand

but I knew I loved you in Rotterdam


Drank that coffee on the bridge

Made you try that liquorice

Watched those freighters floating by

Wondered where the seagulls fly

Spoke about our future plans

Where to fly and where to land

In that moment, we were falling


Was it because you were a sailboat and I was the breeze?

Was it the river, was it the sun in the cold north sea?

Was it because you wanted a home and I was chasing a dream?

Oh I didn’t understand

but I knew I loved you in Rotterdam


Time it turned so bittersweet

Don’t know why I had to leave

Every windmill has it’s day

Waiting for the winds to change

Couldn’t see the fool of a man

Till I left your heart broken by the stand


Was it because you were a sailboat and I was the breeze?

Was it the river was it the sun in the cold north sea?

Was it because you wanted a home and I was chasing a dream?

Oh I didn’t understand

but one thing i know

Is that I loved you

Oh I loved you in Rotterdam

Written by:
Timothy Gerard de Graauw

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