Hippies

"Hippies"
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Released	2020
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Status	Released

"Hippies" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo. The demo was released as part of the digital compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years.

Lyrics

Hippies 1

There's some hippies in my life
Patchouli sticks that they would up in light
Their happy dreams of peace and love
Isn't that what we all want?

So where did all the hippy dippies go?
Did they cut off their hair as they got old?
Did they OD on PCP?
Or get absorbed in EDC

Hippies, hippies
I want more hippies in my life
Hippies, hippies
They dreamed of a world where people are nice
And nobody haggles to get a good price
'cause they've got contentment deep inside

Why can't we all just get along?
But who needs liars (?) hippie songs
I hope you stay here in my life
And be my faithful hippie wife

We'd start an awesome hippie band
And do 10 minute smokey blues rock jams
Our fans will tape record the shows
And we will burn our underclothes

Hippies, hippies
I want more hippies in my life
Hippies, hippies
They dreamed of a world where people are nice
And nobody haggles to get a good price
'cause they've got contentment deep inside
Hippies

(scatting)

Hippies, hippies
I want more hippies in my life
Hippies, hippies
They dreamed of a world where people are nice
And nobody haggles to get a good price
'cause they've got contentment deep inside
Hippies

Hippies 4

Life
I miss the hippies in my life
The girls' patchouli sticks that they would light
The fantasies of love and peace
Isn't that what we all need

So where did all the hippies go?
Did they cut off their hair as they got old?
Were they absorbed in EDC?
Did they OD on LSD?

Hippies, hippies
I want more hippies in my life
Hippies, hippies
They dream of a world where the people are nice
And nobody pushes to get on a flight
'cause they are contented down deep inside
Hippies

(...)

Why can't we just get along?
We don't need Lady Gaga
(scatting) hippie songs
I hope you stay here in my life
Be my faithful hippie wife
(scatting)

Hippies 6

(...)
Did they cut off their hair to spite their nose?
Were they absorbed in EDC?
Did they take too much PCP?

(...)
And nobody ever cuts you in line
So don't write 'em off 'til you give 'em a try

Why can't we just get along?
We won't need to hit a bong
We've got tunes to keep us high (Woah)
I hope you stay here in my life
Be my faithful hippie wife
'cause I'm in love with you
And so is everyone around the world
(...)

Hippies 7

(...)
The rank patchouli sticks that they would light

(...)

Did they OD on PCP?
(...)

They dream of a world where the people are kind
And not one of them ever cuts you in line
So don't write 'em off 'til you give peace a try