Lyrics

I exude my happiness Avoid the malice of others As the riptides of my mind Try to carry me away From the shore of my brothers, now And as i drift farther from my home I watch the life that I once cherished Just wash away In a burning eastern sun And you ask yourself How many more times will a man Have to fight for painted freedom, now? Your so called freedom Just to please the colorful ones Yeah, yeah And it doesn't seem right Liberty for voracious man's freedom And the rest of america Just endures Now here comеs fun Government street gangs Political persuasion in your own backyard To keep you in touch With what thеy want you to believe You know, I know it's hard to listen They've got you looking to the right And the left is where you want to be There's a journalist who can spread your wings Break the backbone of your mind Tv screen burning your heart And the will to survive We've got policemen We've got your president Try to tell you what to do You know I don't believe in Any of that shit at all And you ask yourself How many more times must man Have to fight for painted freedom, now? Your so called freedom Just to please the colorful ones Yeah, yeah How many more times Must man Fight For that so called freedom Just to please The colorful ones? The colorful ones Yeah, yeah And off in the distance I can hear the children cry