Free Man

by Wayne Hicks

I look around my country and my tears begin to fall,
For the freedoms that we all once knew we’ve almost lost ’em all,
But deep within my heart I swear I’ll never be a slave,
Before this free man wears their chains they’ll put me in my grave,
Our fathers came here long ago to escape from tyranny,
And they built a mighty nation with a plan to keep it free,
But I watch our Constitution being trampled on the ground,
Behind the noise just make a choice can you hear that bugle sound?

So I’ll stand to defend our country,
I’ll stand up for the truth,
I’ll stand as a shield to freedom,
You can’t chain a free man, freedoms in his heart,
I’ll make a stand, I’m a free man.

Now the people of this country need to open up their eyes,
And learn to tell the difference between the truth and all the lies,
For far too long we kept our heads stuck down in the sand,
As a nation divides can a free man decide that it’s time to make a stand?

So I’ll stand to defend our country,
I’ll stand up for the truth,
I’ll stand as a shield to freedom,
And I’ll never turn back, never turn and run
I want my country back, I’m a free man.

Each night before I close my eyes I get down on my knees,
And ask God to bless this nation and to help us keep it free,
But as long as those in power leave the law out of their plans,
And put themselves above it they’ll destroy this once great land,
For the sake of all that we hold dear it’s time to make a stand

So I’ll stand to defend your country,
I’ll stand up for the truth,
I’ll stand as a shield to freedom,
You can’t chain a free man, freedoms in his heart,
I want my country back, I’m a free man.