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 driver thought I was insane,
Brown from 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 when I got to America, I say it blew my And when I got to America, I say it my mind
The was my hero and leader His strange tasting ways...they me on I my best to sound just like him When he moves...he like lightning
Across the world the news was The country's leader was laid to rest ending of a new beginning Others cried...some grinning
And I got to America, I say it blew my mind And I got to America, I say it blew my mind
In Park the children were playing Behind the bars the tiger Smiling young 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, young and so The sudden of a Village killin' (and here comes the Police as usual, eh, what are you now)
And when I got to America, I say it my mind (and all ya people standing around with 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 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 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 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! 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 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 your pockets and go to work. Do something! Otherwise there gonna be nothing to do (laughter) Yeah, and funny! End of
Oh, on... be free babe, wanna be free I made up my mind, that's I wanna be all I wanna do, to be free, to be free To the grass beneath my feet To at people on the street To be in love everyone, To know that life has just That's where I to be, I want to be free babe
You know when I'm feelin' babe? That's I feel free...when I feel good And when I feel good it's because, because I'm stoned (I don't you) Oh yes, I'm so stoned, (I don't you) a good good feeling, oh yes it is... (I don't believe you) Ohhh, I don't care if you don't me (I believe you) It's a good, good babe I want to it away (No good come this day) I want to it all away (don't it to me) I'll die if I t give it away (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 to make 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 babe (You're so wrong) I'm so very very wrong and what's for me is good for you (You be free this way) It's got to be, oh, me, oh, free me (you'll never be free way) I got to be You tell me that I don't feel free because I feel free (You'll never be free way) I be free of all this, I wanna be outta here (You'll never be free way)
An animal would do to protect his young. And animal will fight to the death to protect his security and future life the way I have to live it.
It's altogether something you would definitely not understand. Nobody understands this because, take for instance Saturday night, Saturday night is a big, big experience
I think I can feel it, I think got it, got to be free (is it freedom?) I wanna it to you....