There's clearly reference to tripping on acid. That's what the first two lines are saying. "Sunshine" meaning liquid sunshine, what acid is sometimes called. Of course, in the next line, he say's "could've tripped out easy." No need to explain.
@shanef Shane, Donovan says, "I could have tripped out easy, but I'm changing my ways". He was in India with the Maharishi and the Beatles. So "Sunshine", the first word of the song, just means sunshine, not Orange Sunshine, a popular LSD pill back then.
"It'll take time, I know it, but in a while... you're going to be mine". Sounds like he's motivated to straighten up his act and woo some hard-to-befriend person or persons. Possibly the Beatles or at least John and Paul, to whom he reportedly dedicated the song.
@shanef Shane, Donovan says, "I could have tripped out easy, but I'm changing my ways". He was in India with the Maharishi and the Beatles. So "Sunshine", the first word of the song, just means sunshine, not Orange Sunshine, a popular LSD pill back then.
"It'll take time, I know it, but in a while... you're going to be mine". Sounds like he's motivated to straighten up his act and woo some hard-to-befriend person or persons. Possibly the Beatles or at least John and Paul, to whom he reportedly dedicated the song.
There's clearly reference to tripping on acid. That's what the first two lines are saying. "Sunshine" meaning liquid sunshine, what acid is sometimes called. Of course, in the next line, he say's "could've tripped out easy." No need to explain.
@shanef Shane, Donovan says, "I could have tripped out easy, but I'm changing my ways". He was in India with the Maharishi and the Beatles. So "Sunshine", the first word of the song, just means sunshine, not Orange Sunshine, a popular LSD pill back then.
"It'll take time, I know it, but in a while... you're going to be mine". Sounds like he's motivated to straighten up his act and woo some hard-to-befriend person or persons. Possibly the Beatles or at least John and Paul, to whom he reportedly dedicated the song.
@shanef Shane, Donovan says, "I could have tripped out easy, but I'm changing my ways". He was in India with the Maharishi and the Beatles. So "Sunshine", the first word of the song, just means sunshine, not Orange Sunshine, a popular LSD pill back then.
"It'll take time, I know it, but in a while... you're going to be mine". Sounds like he's motivated to straighten up his act and woo some hard-to-befriend person or persons. Possibly the Beatles or at least John and Paul, to whom he reportedly dedicated the song.