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Artwork by
Tim Knol
Tim Knol

Outtakes Lightyears Better

Tim Knol

July 28th, 2025
2 tracks
6:50
Outtakes Lightyears Better
Outtakes Lightyears Better
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
0:00
3:18
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Tim Knol
He wants to be a big man he wants to be a star He’s a little bit too keen
 on showing his guitar 
He’s done his homework 
and he’s dressed to impress
 He’s living to be nearly perfect 
and is dying for succes

 Get it on Don’t come to close to me Stop banging on my door Don’t feel like flattery That you’re asking for 
Don’t come to close to me Don’t follow me around You drain my battery You're barking up the wrong tree He pretends to be in the gutter Says he’s been around How-many-times do you think he’s been To the poor part of town See the golden spoon kid 
He dresses in disguise Trading cards with the working class Keeps his eyes on the price 
Here we go again Don’t come to close to me Stop banging on my door Don’t feel like flattery That you’re asking for 
Don’t come to close to me Don’t follow me around You drain my battery You're barking up the wrong tree
3:18
Shooting Words
Tim Knol
Do you know who I am said the unknown man I worked for years on this dirty old land Why is it so hard for you to understand  We won’t back down again my friend    He got up and started running into nowhere Out of control, preparing for some crazy warfare    He was the star of his own show  And he didn’t like to take things slow His voice was heard on the radio  He was shooting words without the proper ammo He became a John Deere star with tough tattoos snakeskin boots, and mohairsuits Conspiracy theory’s on ritalin But in the end no-one was listening
3:32

These are two outtakes from my album Lightyears Better. Back then, they didn’t quite fit on the album, but today I feel they’re well worth releasing. Time to bring them into the light. Enjoy!

Credits

Tim Knol – Guitar/Vocals
Kees Schaper – Drums
Thijs Elzinga – Guitar
Jeroen Overman – Bass Guitar
Matthij van Duijvenbode - Keys
Sietse Damen – Producer
Wessel Oltheten – Mastering

"Barking Up the Wrong Tree" written by Tim Knol & Matthijs van Duijvenbode
"Shooting Words" written by Tim Knol