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"The So-Called Free" is a track by John Mellencamp, from the album Orpheus Descending, released 16th June 2023. Full lyrics are available below.
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[Verse 1] I went to Long Island To look at a diamond ring It sparkled so brightly in the window But to me it didn't mean a thing Both of us are sailors And our words were noise on wing Some lovers would buy it And call it the wedding ring [Chorus] And you recognized the danger That you saw inside of me So we both took a different road home And said "Hello" and "Goodbye" To the land of the so-called free [Verse 2] Now you got some change Janglin' round in your purse You used to call me a mean ol' daddy But what made me mad was worse You were just as crazy Just as crazy as me Two monsters laid out naked don't makе no family [Chorus] And we both saw the danger Likе the skin that crossed our skinned up knees We were both worthless as money In the land of the so-called free [Verse 3] Relative of mine Took a gun to his head Life just is too boring Is what his little note said A permanent solution To a temporary thought No heroes nowhere No dreams could be caught [Chorus] You recognize the danger So no happiness, please He was just getting even some In the land of the so-called free [Verse 4] There's a song you can sing When you're feeling down Has a sweet little melody Take away a frown It's sort of repetitious Says something about bein' free Seems to make sense to a lot of people But it makes no sense to me [Chorus] I recognize the danger Of all these false prophesies Just leanin' on a cane in the corner In the land of the so-called free In the land of the so-called free
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