Land of the Free
The Killers| Original | 2020 Version dedicated to George Floyd |
| LAND OF THE FREE Can't wipe the windblown smile From across my face It's just the old man and me Washing his truck at the Sinclair station In the land of the free His mother Adeline's family came on a ship Cut coal and planted a seed Down in them drift mines of Pennsylvania In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free I'm standing, crying When I go out in my car I don't think twice But if you're the wrong color skin I'm standing, crying You grow up looking over both your shoulders In the land of the free We got more people locked up Than the rest of the world Right here in red, white and blue I'm standing, crying Incarceration's become big business It's harvest time out on the avenues Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Move on, there's nothing to see Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free I'm standing, crying I'm standing, crying So, how many daughters? Tell me how many sons? Do we have to put in the ground Before we just break down and face it? We've got a problem with guns In the land of the free And down at the border They're gonna put up a wall With concrete and rebar steel beams I'm standing, crying High enough to keep all those filthy hands off Of our hopes and our dreams I'm standing, crying People who just want the same things we do In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free I'm standing, crying | LAND OF THE FREE Can't wipe the windblown smile From across my face It's just the old man and me Washing his truck at the Sinclair station In the land of the free His mother Adeline's family came on a ship Cut coal and planted a seed Down in them drift mines of Pennsylvania In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free When I go out in my car I don't think twice But if you're the wrong color skin You grow up looking over both your shoulders In the land of the free How many killings must one man Watch in his home 'Till he sees the price on the tag? 8 measured minutes and 46 seconds Another boy in the bag Another stain on the flag Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free Move on, there's nothing to see Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Father in Heaven Hear our plea Father in Heaven Help us see How to lose our hatred and find your favor How to break these cycles and change our nature That we may walk underneath your banner In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free Land of the free There's room for you and for me Land of the free Land of the free In the land of the free |
