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Songs about love and life on the hippie side of country

by Tip Jar

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1.
It didn’t give me any warning Like a thunder storm it took us by surprise And then suddenly one morning We loaded up the van and told our home goodbye Don’t forget to take the mike stands Bring along an amp or two in case we need them And did you say they serve us food there – do they? I can’t wait to get on the road again Oh didn’t it take forever And now out of the blue nothing ever changed If we’re lucky maybe this time we might sell a shirt So for once don’t forget to bring the merch Filling up Saturdays, Sundays, weekdays Skipping nights of sleep, feels like heaven sent Rolling down forgotten freeways, laughing Hoping for a chance right around the bend Oh didn’t it take forever And now out of the blue nothing ever changed But all this endless waiting for the end of time Showed us who we are, we just can’t resign It didn’t give me any warning Like a thunder storm it took us by surprise And then suddenly one morning We loaded up the van and told our home goodbye We loaded up the van and told our home goodbye
2.
Garden party 03:11
It's like playing at a garden party Hanging around When you feel like Singing in the sun Running through the sprinklers Sing out loud Summer has begun A garden party Hanging around I feel like Dancing in the street Running through the sprinklers Sing out loud And move your feet Every day you follow the flow To see the friends that make you grow So much love And so much care Pouring out from everywhere All the steps we had to take To keep the promise we won't ever break It's like playing at a garden party Hanging around When you feel like Singing in the sun Running through the sprinklers Sing out loud Summer has begun A garden party Hanging around I feel like Dancing in the street Running through the sprinklers Sing out loud The sun may shine The rain may fall Open your heart, embrace it all The time is right The night is sweet Moving around in just the right beat All the steps that we still take To keep the promise we won't break We won't break It's like playing at a garden party Hanging around When you feel like Singing in the sun Running through the sprinklers Sing out loud Summer has begun A garden party Hanging around It's like dancing It's like dancing in the street Running through the sprinklers Sing out loud And move your feet Garden party Move your feet - sing out loud Sing out loud - sing out loud Garden party Hanging around - sing out loud Hanging around - sing out loud - garden party Hanging around - sing out loud Hanging around - sing out loud
3.
I never thought it could be this way Running the street like a child at play I used to be scared to go this far I will follow wherever you are The way it turned out is too good to be true You and I know what we need to do Never saw it coming I could be with you Morning sun clears away the night But you are brighter than the new day light Full of life and full of love You’re the sweetest thing I’ve been dreaming of I’m pretty sure you want this too With all the joy shining through Never saw it coming I could be with you Never saw it coming We may never find the perfect trail Don’t you worry I’ll be on your tail For as long as you need me It’s easy to handle rain and snow When you know exactly where to go The road can be long, bumpy or straight But we got to go on, no time to wait Lately it’s been so hard to feel blue With every dancing rendez vous Never saw it coming I could be with you Never saw it coming I could be with you Never saw it coming I could be with you Never saw it coming I could be with you
4.
White sands 04:23
Remember in our dream you got the best of me But with a closer look it’s not too hard to see Perfection is a hoax I’m just like other folks Struggling through these woods endlessly And all this time we knew it was the only truth Build upon the logic of our lasting youth But we got wiser now God knows how We’ve got less to proof White sands and a green bandana Remember the stones in my shoes A smile coming through Erasing all the blue Nananana It’s who we are, who we were and who we wanna be Guiding every step into eternity Is it a righteous goal Saving every soul In spite of what we’ve learned from history All the lonely people we can’t ignore The only thing worth fighting for But we look the other way With so much at play We can’t face it anymore White sands and a green bandana Remember the stones in my shoes A smile coming through Erasing all the blue Nananana White sands and a green bandana Remember the stones in my shoes A smile coming through Erasing all the blue Nananana
5.
Walking the floors There used to be a time every day would last a minute Like a breeze blowing through her hair Children running wild, a stove with always something in it She loved the life she could share Years went by and her partner in crime Was taken by another useless war Standing strong, plowing along She knew what she was living for Walking the floors Closing the doors Making sure everyone is there Time can be violent The house is silent but for the creaking of the stairs Back in the day she just ran away Nothing left to keep her home Sure to find out what life was all about With a fresh mind of her own When she found the lover tapping into her heart Keeping up with all the joy she held Everybody seemed to feed on love so sweet She remembers how that felt Walking the floors Closing the doors Making sure everyone is there Time can be violent The house is silent but for the creaking of the stairs The kids are gone, moving along With families of their own They hardly ever call or drop by at all She learned how make it alone Forgotten faces, forgotten places And a cloudy sense of fear She closes her eyes, searching for names Of the ones she held so dear Walking the floors Closing the doors Making sure everyone is there Time can be violent The house is silent but for the creaking of the stairs
6.
Been working all day Waiting for the night to come Never tired of looking in your eyes Right here I want to stay Knowing where we’re coming from This is more than all the money in the world can buy Watering the seeds Talking to the sun To pray for light until it hurts my eyes Wrestling through the weeds Before the season comes Making sure every color will survive We try and we try, getting by and by No time to feel bad about feeling low Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how And still we see the pretty flowers grow Is it smart to be a fool If you don’t wanna run around In a circus ring filled to the brim with clowns Bending all the rules Making sure they’re gonna be found Spreading every word all over town We try and we try, getting by and by No time to feel bad about feeling low Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how And still we see pretty flowers grow Been working all day Waiting for the night to come Never tired of looking in your eyes Right here I want to stay Knowing where we’re coming from This is more than all the money in the world can buy We try and we try, getting by and by No time to feel bad about feeling low Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how And still we see pretty flowers grow We try and we try, getting by and by No time to feel bad about feeling low Never held a plough, don’t know how, don’t know how And still we see pretty flowers grow Pretty flowers grow, pretty flowers grow
7.
Love & understanding We’ve been talking about tomorrow Stepping through the morning dew A new day in sight, shouldn’t it be bright Keep all promises in view Can’t you see it growing darker In spite of what it should become It’s got to be a place for you and me Laughing in the new born sun Give it love and understanding Give it everything you’ve got If you have a heart don’t let it fall apart When it puts you on the spot Yeah yeah yeah We don’t need confirmation Cause we can read it in the stars Once the job is done for you and everyone We clearly pushed it much too far Better stop feeling guilty We don’t need to turn the storm When everything has passed we know who’s gonna last No one needs us after all Give it love and understanding Give it everything you’ve got If you have a heart don’t let it fall apart When it puts you on the spot Give it love and understanding Give it everything you’ve got If you have a heart don’t let it fall apart When it puts you on the spot Mmmm wee yeah yeah Give it love and understanding Love and understanding Give it everything you’ve got Give it everything you’ve got
8.
Tell me all about it, give it a go If I’m going to get it, I really don’t know But if you tell all about it, give it a try I might stop wondering why Why do they have to lie about it If love is all should anyone live without it Why isn’t everybody treated the same And nobody’s ever to blame I can’t help wondering why I can’t help wondering why I can’t help wondering why Tell me all about it, give it a swing And I’ll try to wrap my brain around the whole damn thing So if you tell all about it, give it a try I might stop wondering Why do they have to fight about it It’s hard enough to keep the faith and never doubt it Why isn’t everybody free to be heard Without getting hurt I can’t help wondering why I can’t help wondering why I can’t help wondering why I will try to tell you all about it Tell me all about it, give me a clue And I’ll try to make a turn and stop feeling blue Tell me all about it, use a sweet lie I might stop wondering why I might stop wondering why I might stop wondering why
9.
Colors 03:57
You might take a different road But you’re walking in the same shoes Besides yourself and the rest of your life You’ve got nothing to lose You give me colors You give me colors You close the door and another one opens But it’s never black and white When it’s dark and you’ve got nowhere to go Every little spark brings a light You give me love You give me love No one can be sure of another day Still we’re reaching into time What else can you do, there’s no other way Than picture what you hope to find You give me music, you give me colors
10.
You knew I could be just like you Let reason carry the day as it should I think I was proud of what you hoped I might do But never really sure if I could I wish I’d been strong enough I wish I’d been strong enough I wish I’d been strong enough Strong enough I found you in my arms like a child When everything changed to our surprise I never saw doubts when I looked into your eyes Until I was helplessly holding both our lives I wish I’d been strong enough I wish I’d been strong enough I wish I’d been strong enough Strong enough When dreams collapse and you’re losing control Everything becomes real and small Perhaps that’s the beauty of it all I wish I’d been strong enough I wish I’d been strong enough Strong enough Strong enough Strong enough
11.
Easy 03:45
It’s been such a long time, I didn’t know your name Someone had it coming through the tough rules of the game No running in circles, straight to the heart and mind We finally jumped the hurdle of a soul so hard to find And every time the music flows you and I know where it goes It’s so easy It’s so easy It’s like the way two lovers go through the hands of time Not aware of how and why all stars align These days when I see the light I look right through false pretense Driving down the same old road it starts to make some sense And every time the music flows you and I know where it goes It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy) It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy) Listen here, feel the now, recall it all and tell me how Listen here, feel the now, recall it all and tell me how It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy - straight into the night) It’s so easy (never thought it would be so easy - straight into the night)
12.
Big family 03:30
So many miles away and not a lot of words of wisdom But there’s always a place to stay and think of all the songs we need They’re brightening up the day with bittersweet confirmation And we play what we want to play in the great big family I want to be part of the great big family It’s hotter than hell on earth but still you feel a breeze of freedom Remember the news we heard, talking about liberty So many souls got stirred, paradise is turning darker But then again it’s the place of birth of the great big family I want to be part of the great big family I want to be part of the great big family What is the spice of life next to love, art and music Busy from 9 to 5 you need a way to save the day Let go of the strain and strive, you’ve got to take time for breathing Go to the next cool dive and run into the family I want to be part of the great big family I want to be part of the great big family I want to be part of the great big family

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released December 2, 2022

Out of the blue & White sands written by Bart de Win and Arianne Knegt Creaking of the stairs written by Bart de Win, Eric van de Lest & Walt Wilkins Easy written by Bart de Win & Harry Hendriks All other songs written by Bart de Win Produced by Eric van de Lest & Tip Jar Recorded and mixed by Eric van de Lest at the Daltoon Studio, Eindhoven, NL Additional recordings Songs 1, 2, 9 & 12 were recorded by Ron Flynt and produced by Walt Wilkins at Jumping Dog Studio, Austin, Texas, USA. Mastered by Darius van Helfteren at Amsterdam Mastering, Amsterdam, NL Artwork Photography by TEKOSA Photography (www.tekosa.nl) Tip Jar logo by Leon Lenders Artwork design by Lotte den Toonder

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Bart de Win and Arianne Knegt create songs about love and life on the hippie side of country, involving their musical friends from all over the world. They record them in a pure and honest manner, always letting the essence and character of the song prevail. The USA-Netherlands connection is vividly present, both in the choice of the musicians they work with and the overall americana atmosphere. ... more

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