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Hitchhiking Song

from An Easy Escape by Shelley Segal

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Why can't we live in a world where I can hold out my hand
And you can take me for a ride
And I could do the same for you
And we'd both know we're on the same side

But I've been sitting on the ground
Or maybe it's just my dreads are a little out of shape
Coz you've got a pretty nice car
With a pretty nice shoe on the gas pedal making an easy escape

And when did it start to feel
Like everybody's in some kind of a war?
Like if you're not of the same age,
Don't come from the same place or the same race
Then what are you even asking for?

I hope we find our humanity and I
I hope we find our hearts
I hope we find them soon
Before it's too late,
Before everything starts to fall apart

And this is my love song
To everybody on the earth
You can treat me like your sister
Or you can treat me like dirt
And I will still love you
For whatever it's worth

What makes us think that we own this world?
I can come to your country, so why can't you come to mine?
Let's tear down these borders, we've given so much power
To what's actually just an imaginary line

We try to keep our gates closed
Coz we know that we have more
But I've lost count of how many people with less
Have given me half of their food and let me sleep on their floor

And oh, I have hope
That deep down we are willing to share
But we've spent so many years
Teaching ourselves how to look away
That maybe we're forgotten how to care

And I hope we find our humanity and I
I hope we find our hearts
I hope we find them soon
Before it's too late,
Before everything starts to fall apart

And this is my love song
To everybody on the earth
You can treat me like your sister
Or you can treat me like dirt
And I will still love you
For whatever it's worth

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from An Easy Escape, released June 6, 2014
Vocals: Shelley Segal
Guitars: Steve Young
Bass: Owen Stephens
Keys: Bella Chipperfield
Drums: Peter Huntington

Recorded at Britannia Row Studios London
Produced by Tom Nichols
Mixed by Davide Venco

Written by Shelley Segal

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Shelley Segal Melbourne, Australia

An artist, an activist & an explicit story-teller, Shelley uses her music not only to express the way she sees the world, but to create the world that she wants to see.

“Thoughtful lyrics celebrating life, love, and reason” –Julia Burke

Desirous of all expressions, Shelley flirts with elements of Folk, Pop and Americana imparting a pure joy about music & it’s power. ... more

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