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 I'd go there again, The taxi thought I was insane,
Brown girl the Bronx showed me her home, We went there by subway She took me there and time again Love was our song's name
And I got to America, I say it blew my mind And I got to America, I say it blew my mind
The was my hero and leader His tasting ways...they turned me on I tried my best to sound like him he moves...he moves like lightning
Across the world the news was The young leader was laid to rest Another ending of a new Others cried...some were
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 tongues were being talked The lying in the streets of the Village, Smiling face of an unknown Bob (do it again, man) She was sixteen, and so willin' The sudden violence of a killin' (and comes the Police as usual, eh, what good are you now)
And when I got to America, I say it my mind (and all ya people standing around here with your in your pockets)
And when I got to America, I say it my mind
What did you do in the did I do in the services? I was a fighter 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 spent over $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 we'd play cards. We didn't have any signals '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 people sayin', "Ain't it a shame? 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! End of
Oh, on... Wanna be babe, wanna be free I made up my mind, that's I wanna be That's all I do, to be free, to be free To smell the grass my feet To at people on the street To be in love everyone, To know that life has just That's where I want to be, I want to be free
You know when I'm feelin' babe? That's I feel free...when I feel good And I feel good it's because, because I'm stoned babe (I believe you) Oh yes, I'm so stoned, (I don't you) a good good feeling, oh yes it is... (I still don't you) Ohhh, I don't care if you don't me (I believe you) It's a good, good babe I want to give it (No good come this day) I want to give it all (don't it to me) I'll die if I t give it away (You give 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 everybody to feel free with me (I feel, I feel all wrong, you me wrong) Because I know but I care, I'm wrong, (You've got to be wrong) I know I'm wrong (You're so wrong) I'm so very very wrong and good for me is good for you (You cannot be free way) got to be, oh, free me, oh, free me (you'll never be this way) I got to be You tell me that I don't feel free because I feel free (You'll never be this way) I wanna be of all this, I wanna 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 his security and future life the way I have to live it.
It's altogether something that you would definitely not understand. Nobody this because, take for instance Saturday night, Saturday night is a big, big experience
I think I can feel it, I I've got it, got to be free (is it freedom?) I give it to you....