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Thumb up in the sun

by Swindlestock

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Thumb up in the sun 04:26
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Thumb up in the sun Thumb up in the sun Thumb up in the sun Four bees rolling by And not a smile from anyone Nobody is slowing My beard is growing Suburbites in the distance do their mowing I’m close to giving up I’m close to giving in This damned hitch hiking Ain’t no easy thing Lord I’m waiting for a ride Just waiting for a smile In the hierarchy of life I am the bottom of the pile Nobody is stopping There’ll all off shopping Every set of eyes is a mocking I’m close to giving up I’m close to going in I need a coffee and a feed To keep me singing All I need is one good hippy With a heart of gold There ain’t not one left here So I am told It’s all flash SUV’s And that ain’t no use to me I’ve just about lost my patience When a station wagon slows And the driver says I am a pastor of the Lutheran church I see the thoughtless souls Pass you by with their condescending mirth You are a child of god And if you so believe I shall be your shepherd And drive you as far as the eastern seas I wanted a hippy Well you got a pastor Or even a yippy The lord is our master I got a priest Well who drives faster? At least he’s headed east
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Dreams go bad 02:50
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Dreams go bad Is this the path you’ve chosen me? Was there a turning that I did not see? Because I can’t believe this is the life I’m living Is this all that’s in store for me? I’ve a little money and I know I’m free But I’m god damned tired of sitting up here alone Dreams can sometimes fall by the wayside No matter how much care you took to ride And it’s best not to invest in them Lest you’re prepared to invest again For sometimes dreams can go bad Is this all that there going to be? I’ve seen as much beauty as a man can see Without a woman to share that beauty with Is this the time for moving on? Damned tired of being the man who’s been and gone To more countries than he’s had human relations Those endless destinations Dreams can sometimes fall by the wayside No matter how much care you took to ride And it’s best not to invest in them Lest you’re prepared to invest again For sometimes dreams can go bad I’m tired of living this hippy dream There’s no women in this hippy scene And ain’t that the reason it all began? So thanks for all the starry nights And thanks for all those endless sights But my hippy ideal is one of free loving And that ain’t coming No it ain’t! Dreams can sometimes fall by the wayside No matter how much care you took to ride And it’s best not to invest in them Lest you’re prepared to invest again For sometimes dreams can go bad So I’ll pack my smile for another scene One not so pure and not so green Cos’ I got everything I wanted and it wasn’t Dreams can sometimes fall by the wayside No matter how much care you took to ride And it’s best not to invest in them Lest you’re prepared to invest again For sometimes dreams can go bad Oh yes they can Oh yes they can Down to the man Down to the man It don’t matter who you are We ain’t all born to go far And sometimes dreams can go bad
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Gone Walking 03:04
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released January 12, 2011

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Swindlestock Oxford, UK

Swindlestock celebrates the life of the itinerant soul. Country, Blues and Folk tales from the byways of the world, seen from two wheels at speed or more slowly by feet, here are songs of place and the people we meet...

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