And when I got to America, I say it my mind And when I got to America, I say it my mind
The Apollo on a 125th street, the was closed, it was pouring rain, I had a I'd go there again, The driver thought I was insane,
Brown girl from the Bronx me her home, We there by subway train She me there time and time 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 was my hero and leader His strange tasting ways...they 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 laid to Another ending of a new cried...some were grinning
And when I got to America, I say it blew my And when I got to America, I say it blew my
In Central Park the children were Behind the bars the tiger young faces of many colours Many young were being 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, what are you now)
And I got to America, I say it blew my mind (and all ya people around here with your 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 they didn't like me. They didn't want me. 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 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 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. 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! 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 where I be all I wanna do, to be free, to be free To smell the beneath my feet To at people on the street To be in love everyone, To know that life has begun That's where I want to be, I to be free babe
You know when I'm feelin' 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 still believe you) Ohhh, I don't if you don't believe me (I don' you) It's a good, feelin' babe I to give it away (No will come this day) I to give 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 want to be free, me, tell me, me some encouragement (I feel, I feel, I feel) And make me baby, I want, I want to make everybody to free with me (I feel, I feel all wrong, you 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 very and what's good for me is good for you (You cannot be this way) It's got to be, oh, free me, oh, me (you'll never be this way) I got to be You can't tell me that I don't feel free I feel free (You'll never be this way) I wanna be of all this, I wanna be outta here (You'll be free this way)
An animal would do much to protect his young. And animal will to the death to protect 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, 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....