And when I got to America, I say it blew my And I got to America, I say it blew my mind
The Apollo Theater on a street, the place was closed, it was rain, I had a I'd go there again, The driver thought I was insane,
Brown girl the Bronx showed me her home, We went there by subway She me there time and time again Love was our sweet name
And when I got to America, I say it my mind And when I got to America, I say it blew my
The was my hero and leader His tasting ways...they turned me on I tried my best to just like him he moves...he moves like lightning
Across the the news was flashed The country's young leader was laid to ending of a new beginning Others cried...some were
And when I got to America, I say it my mind And when I got to America, I say it blew my
In Central Park the children were Behind the bars the walked Smiling faces of many colours Many young tongues were talked The lying in the streets of the Village, Smiling face of an Bob Dylan (do it again, man) She was sixteen, young and so The sudden violence of a killin' (and here comes the Police as usual, eh, good are you now)
And when I got to America, I say it blew my (and all ya people standing around here your hands in your pockets)
And I got to America, I say it blew my mind
What did you do in the What did I do in the services? I was a fighter pilot. Yeah, that's right. But they didn't like me. They want me. When I was sent overseas, the first thing they told me was: "um, we can't use you because we didn't send for you" I was trained. The government paid, the government spent $250,000 to train me as a pilot, and then after I got overseas, a general sent his adjutant down to meet our group to say that we didn't send for you and we don't want you. That's right. This is the truth, I'm telling you the truth! This is straight life but, ah, somehow we go on... We go on because we would like to think there's hope. But that's a lie, there ain't no hope and that's the truth, that's the truth baby! That's right when I know you out of the box. (laughter) Yeah, that's right! You know the town that I was born in, we didn't have no streets? It was all dirt roads, dirt roads and poor people, nobody had nothing. Matter of fact, we used to get together to have community meals. Somebody had cabbage, somebody else had some meat, somebody else had some corn mean and we'd get together and we'd make a meal, have a community dinner. That was when we were lucky and then we'd play cards. We didn't have any signals 'cause we didn't need any. Nobody had any cars. right! And on the corner, on particular corners, there were accidents all the time. Most of the people who were hurt in the accidents died just because nobody came to pick them up. The ambulance never came. That's right, the ambulance never came. I've just seen many a man bleed to death, lying on the street... There's got to be a change, there's got to be a change and there's enough people to do it! If they would get off their big fat you-know-what, and move! Because we don't have much time. There's enough people sayin', "Ain't it a shame? Ain't it a shame? Ain't it a shame?" Standing around. Good people, oh yeah! They all regard themselves as good people and they are full of "ain't it a shame's". And why don't people, why can't they see and why don't do this and why don't everybody do that? But if they, time for them to make a move, gets hands outta your pockets and go to work. Do something! Otherwise there gonna be nothing to do (laughter) Yeah, and that's funny! End of
Oh, on... Wanna be free babe, wanna be I up my mind, that's where I wanna be That's all I wanna do, to be free, to be To the grass beneath my feet To at people on the street To be in with everyone, To know life has just begun That's where I want to be, I to be free babe
You know I'm feelin' good babe? That's when I free...when I feel good And when I feel good it's because, I'm stoned babe (I don't you) Oh yes, I'm so stoned, (I believe you) It's a good feeling, oh yes it is... (I don't believe you) Ohhh, I don't if you don't believe me (I believe you) It's a good, good babe I want to it away (No good will this day) I to give it all away (don't it to me) I'll die if I can' t give it (You cannot it away) me... (I tell you anything) Tell me you to be free, tell me, tell me, Give me some (I feel, I feel, I feel) And make me baby, I want, I want to make everybody to feel with me (I feel, I all wrong, you must me wrong) Because I but I don't care, I'm wrong, (You've got to be wrong) I know I'm babe (You're so wrong) I'm so very very wrong and good for me is good for you (You cannot be this way) got to be, oh, free me, oh, free me (you'll never be this way) I got to be You can't tell me that I don't free because I feel free (You'll never be free way) I wanna be free of all this, I be outta here (You'll never be free way)
An animal would do much to protect his young. And animal will fight to the death to protect his security and future the way I have to live it.
It's altogether something that you would not understand. Nobody understands this because, take for instance Saturday night, Saturday night is a big, big experience
I I can feel it, I think I've got it, got to be free (is it freedom?) I wanna it to you....