Land of the Free
I'll never walk in the shoes you wear so bravely
And I don't know of the burdens you bear so heavy
And I can't feel, I can't feel the pain
And I don't have to face, won't ever have to face a mother's fear when that phone rings
Oh we like to preach of the strides we've made
But if you look around, you'll see not much has changed
Cause we refuse to do what it takes to be a land of the free (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
Will we ever be (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
We try to run from our shackled past
But we can't hide while disparity lasts
And don't you try to tell me that you're color blind to all you see
'Cause if we want a change, a real change, then it starts with accountability
But we deny the truth, and try to point the blame
Of these tragic flukes while the fact remains
That we refuse to do what it takes to be a land of the free (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
Will we ever be (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
I'll never walk, in the shoes you wear so bravely
But I can stand with you, hand in hand, in humble solidarity
And I don't know, of the burdens you bear down this road
But I can try, I will try, to share this heavy load
Cause the time has come, at much too high a price
We gotta step it up, cause this is all of our fight
And finally do whatever it takes to be a land of the free (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free [Land of the Free)
Will we ever be (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
We need some reflection
We need to give it attention
We need some reparations for this indignation
Oh, a land of the free
No matter the color you happen to be
Land of the free
Oh, let's stop this policing brutality
A land of the free
A land of the free, yeah
Will we ever be
Oh, when will we truly ever be
A land of the free (YEAH!)
And I don't know of the burdens you bear so heavy
And I can't feel, I can't feel the pain
And I don't have to face, won't ever have to face a mother's fear when that phone rings
Oh we like to preach of the strides we've made
But if you look around, you'll see not much has changed
Cause we refuse to do what it takes to be a land of the free (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
Will we ever be (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
We try to run from our shackled past
But we can't hide while disparity lasts
And don't you try to tell me that you're color blind to all you see
'Cause if we want a change, a real change, then it starts with accountability
But we deny the truth, and try to point the blame
Of these tragic flukes while the fact remains
That we refuse to do what it takes to be a land of the free (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
Will we ever be (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
I'll never walk, in the shoes you wear so bravely
But I can stand with you, hand in hand, in humble solidarity
And I don't know, of the burdens you bear down this road
But I can try, I will try, to share this heavy load
Cause the time has come, at much too high a price
We gotta step it up, cause this is all of our fight
And finally do whatever it takes to be a land of the free (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free [Land of the Free)
Will we ever be (Land of the Free)
A true land of the free (Land of the Free)
We need some reflection
We need to give it attention
We need some reparations for this indignation
Oh, a land of the free
No matter the color you happen to be
Land of the free
Oh, let's stop this policing brutality
A land of the free
A land of the free, yeah
Will we ever be
Oh, when will we truly ever be
A land of the free (YEAH!)
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Writer(s): Erin Greenwell
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