Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song while waiting on jury duty while waiting to be picked for a panel or sent home.

Song Description

If I had a million dollars and I didn't even have to work, would I use my time to do some good things or would I just be a Jerk?

Lyrics

Hippie Van
Words and music by Gordon McLeod © 2004

If I had a million dollars and I didn?t even have to work,
Would I use my time to do some good things or would I just be a jerk?
If I won the lotto would I just get blotto? What would that be like?
Would I be creative and expansive or just ride ?round on my bike?
Would I volunteer for charity and lend a helping hand,
Or just follow Wide Spread Panic in my hippie van?

If I were the President of the USA what would come of that?
Would I be self serving or do good things like protect our habitat?
If I ran a multi-nashnal corporation as the CEO,
Would I put the int?rests of my shareholders above my greed for dough?
Would I fly in my corporate jet all over this great land?
Or just follow The Dead around in my hippie van?

Bridge:

If a genie came out of a bottle and granted any wish that I made,
Would I ask for a million dollars, or just to appreciate my life?

If I were a human being would I really ever make the grade?
Would I try to find someone to love or would I just try to get laid?
Would I try to use my time on earth to live up to my potential?
Would I waste time making money and other things inconsequential?
Would I be a public enemy, or a friend to man,
Or would I just follow String Cheese Incident around in my hippie van?

Repeat bridge

If I had a million dollars and I didn?t even have to work,
Would I use my time to do some good things or would I just be a jerk?





By G. McLeod © 2004