Cry for Freedom Songtext
von The Flatlanders

Well my old friend
Is this how you cry for freedom?
When you walk alone
Out in the cold, you walk alone
Into the night
Looking for a light
Longing for fire
Out of your heart
Cry for freedom
Out on your own

And you were born
Bound in chains
To cry for freedom
You cast a stone
You weren′t alone
To cry for freedom
But you cried for more


Your children rise
And lift their eyes
And cry for freedom
Old men swear
Darken the air
With clouds of lies
Some for you
Some for me
Some forever
To heal their hearts
They cry for freedom
While freedom cries

And you were born
Bound in chains
To cry for freedom
You cast a stone
You weren't alone
To cry for freedom

Cry for freedom
Cry for freedom


The ones you love
Skies above
Cry for freedom
Heavy load
Open road
Cry for freedom
Birth and death
Every breath
Cry for freedom
Mountains tall
Coyotes call
The river wide
The rising tide
The dove that mourns
The crown of thorns
Cry for freedom
Horses wild
Laughing child
Cry for freedom
Trembling lips
Sailing ships
Falling stars
Sad guitars
Right and wrong
Lonely song
My old friend
Is this how you
Cry for freedom

My old friend
Is this how you
Cry for freedom