Luyện nghe bài hát New York 1963/America 1968

And when I got to America, I say it my mind
And when I got to America, I say it my mind

The Theater on a 125th street,
the place was closed, it was rain,
I had a feeling I'd go again,
The taxi driver I was insane,

Brown girl from the Bronx me her home,
We went there by subway
She took me there time and again
Love was our sweet song's

And when I got to America, I say it blew my
And I got to America, I say it blew my mind

The Negro was my and leader
His tasting ways...they turned me on
I tried my best to just like him
When he moves...he moves like

Across the the news was flashed
The country's young leader was to rest
Another ending of a new
cried...some were grinning

And I got to America, I say it blew my mind
And when I got to America, I say it blew my

In Central Park the were playing
Behind the the tiger walked
young faces of many colours
Many young tongues were talked
The garbage in the streets of the Village,
Smiling face of an unknown Bob
(do it again, man)
She was sixteen, young and so
The sudden violence of a Village
(and here comes the Police as usual, eh, good are you now)

And when I got to America, I say it my mind
(and all ya people standing around here with your hands in pockets)

And when I got to America, I say it blew my

What did you do in the
What did I do in the services? I was a pilot. Yeah, that's right. But they didn't like me. They didn't 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 over $250,000 to train me as a pilot, and then after I got overseas, a general sent his 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 'cause we didn't need any. Nobody had any cars. That's 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 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 everybody do this and why don't everybody do that?
But if they, it's time for them to make a move, gets hands outta pockets and go to work. Do something! Otherwise there gonna be nothing to do (laughter) Yeah, and that's funny!
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Oh, on...
Wanna be free babe, be free
I made up my mind, where I wanna be
That's all I wanna do, to be free, to be
To smell the grass beneath my
To smile at on the street
To be in with everyone,
To that life has just begun
That's where I want to be, I to be free babe

You know when I'm feelin' good
That's I feel free...when I feel good
And when I feel it's because, because I'm stoned babe
(I don't you)
Oh yes, I'm so stoned,
(I don't you)
It's a good feeling, oh yes it is...
(I still don't you)
Ohhh, I care if you don't believe me
(I believe you)
It's a good, feelin' babe
I want to it away
(No good will this day)
I want to it all away
(don't it to me)
die if I can' t give it away
(You cannot it away)
me...
(I tell you anything)
Tell me you to be free, tell me, tell me,
me some encouragement
(I feel, I feel, I feel)
And me baby, I want, I want to make everybody to feel free with me
(I feel, I all wrong, you must me wrong)
I know but I don't care,
I'm wrong,
(You've got to be wrong)
I know I'm wrong
(You're so wrong)
I'm so very wrong and what's good for me is good for you
(You be free this way)
got to be, oh, free me, oh, free me
(you'll never be free way)
I got to be
You can't tell me that I don't feel free because I free
(You'll never be free way)
I wanna be free of all this, I wanna be outta
(You'll never be free way)

An animal would do much to protect his young. And animal will fight to the death to his security and future life the way I have to live it.

It's altogether something that you would definitely not understand. Nobody understands this because, take for instance Saturday night, Saturday is a big, big experience

I think I can it, I think I've got it, got to be free
(is it freedom?)
I give it to you....