And when I got to America, I say it blew my And when I got to America, I say it blew my
The Apollo on a 125th street, the was closed, it was pouring 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 train She took me time and time again Love was our song's name
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 hero and His strange ways...they turned me on I tried my best to just like him When he moves...he like lightning
Across the the news was flashed The country's young leader was to rest ending of a new beginning Others cried...some were
And I got to America, I say it blew my mind And I got to America, I say it blew my mind
In Central Park the children were Behind the the tiger walked Smiling young of many colours Many tongues were being talked The garbage in the streets of the Village, face of an unknown Bob Dylan (do it again, man) She was sixteen, young and so The sudden violence of a Village (and here comes the as usual, eh, what good are you now)
And I got to America, I say it blew my mind (and all ya people standing around here with hands in your pockets)
And when I got to America, I say it 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 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, 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. 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 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, 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 my feet To at people on the street To be in with everyone, To that life has just begun That's where I want to be, I want to be free
You when I'm feelin' good babe? That's I feel free...when I feel good And when I feel good it's because, because I'm stoned (I believe 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 care if you don't me (I don' you) a good, good feelin' babe I want to give it (No good come this day) I to give it all away (don't it to me) die if I can' t give it away (You give it away) me... (I tell you anything) Tell me you want to be free, tell me, me, Give me encouragement (I feel, I feel, I feel) And make me baby, I want, I want to everybody to feel free with me (I feel, I all wrong, you must 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 wrong and what's good for me is good for you (You cannot be free way) It's got to be, oh, 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 free of all this, I wanna be outta (You'll never be free way)
An animal do much 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 something that you would definitely 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....