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On Liberty After the Fall
Is liberty the right to be free,
to meet and greet the people we see,
and simply stroll down the street; happily?
Is liberty the right for thee,
to merrily meet and greet
the people you see, and stroll slowly down the street
happily? Without any heat
from the police on the beat; baton to your knee.
Is liberty the right to see
women free, to gaily
meet and greet the people they see,
and stroll down the street happily?
Without any heat, from the police on the beat;
baton to your knee. And no need to retreat
from shadows full of deceit; knife drawn brutally.
Is liberty the right not to flee;
for kids innocently, without need for a plea,
to joyfully meet and greet
the people they see, and stroll swiftly down the street,
happily? Without any heat,
from the police on the beat; baton to your knee.
And no need to retreat from shadows full of deceit;
knife drawn brutally. To live lives complete
and not be mistreat, just like you and me.
Is liberty the right for all to be free,
no evil axis, jew afghan iraqi,
whoever they be, to happily
meet and greet the people they see,
and stroll somberly down the street without any heat,
from the police on the beat; baton to their knee.
And no need to retreat from shadows full of deceit;
knives drawn brutally. To live lives complete
and not be mistreat; just like you and me.
Safe from weapons of conceit, born out of fear of defeat,
by the land of the free?
Or is liberty simply
debris?
Made obsolete by the powerful elite.
Bombs bursting in air; Buddy what do I care?
The rockets red flare Oprah's still there.
Ain't it neat?
Sweet liberty, country of thee.
Oh can't you see? Once you were free.