Land of the Free? - Pennywise

And there it was, a tall hill Almost a pyramid, cloaked in green grass and cloud shadow Topped by a grey tower Gaunt, noble against the blue sky And there it was, the chalk path Just as she said it would be Rising like a pilgrim's way And there they were, the red roofs of the town below And the two sister hills, Wearyall and Chalice And beyond those the water cuts, glinting amid the fields In the distance were town spires, ridges, dreaming woods The ragged line of the Mendips And when he turned his head to the south and west And craned his eyes as far as he could see There was the sea-haze rising above untold low lands, inlets, bays and harbours The land of sunset And so he walked the chalk path Steeper under foot than it had seemed to the eye And he felt something catch in his pocket He slipped in his hand and drew out her letter (...) The sun beat on his neck and shoulders Still hot in its hour of setting And his shadow, immeasurably long, made the climb ahead of him Reaching the open gate of the tower, long before he did

Can't wipe the wind-blown smile from across my face It's just the old man in me Washing his truck at the Sinclair station In the land of the free His mother Adeline's family came on a ship Cut coal and planted a seed Down in them drift mines of Pennsylvania In the land of the free Land of the free, land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free, land of the free Land of the free, land of the free In the land of the free (I'm standing crying) When I go out in my car, I don't think twice But if you're the wrong color skin (I'm standing crying) You grow up looking over both your shoulders In the land of the free We got more people locked up than the rest of the world Right here in red, white and blue (I'm standing crying) Incarceration's become big business It's harvest time out on the avenue Land of the free, land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free, land of the free Move on there's nothing to see Land of the free, land of the free In the land of the free I'm standing crying I'm standing crying So how many daughters, tell me how many sons Do we have to put in the ground Before we just break down and face it We got a problem with guns In the land of the free Down at the border, they're gonna put up a wall Concrete and rebar steel beams (I'm standing crying) High enough to keep all those filthy hands off Of our hopes and our dreams (I'm standing crying) People who just want the same things we do In the land of the free Land of the free, land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free, land of the free Land of the free, land of the free In the land of the free Land of the free, land of the free Land of the free, land of the free Land of the free, land of the free In the land of the free (I'm standing crying)

Some people will always have it made Some people will live in poverty for the rest of their days Time marches on Yesterday is dead and gone Life is uncertain, let me hear you say "Yeah" Death is final, yes it is There'll be days of sunshine and laughter But don't forget you're gonna have to shed some tears, oh It's the law of the land, my brother, oh Whether you like it or you understand It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man Live by The Good Book, if you're able You must play your cards on top of the table When you gamble, you either win or lose In life everybody's got to pay some dues, well It's the law of the land Whether you like it or you understand, you can't change it It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man Hey, it's the law, the law of the land Whether you like it or you understand It's the law, the law of the land Laws made by almighty man Being somebody can't be found Until you find yourself, think about it You might not like being who you are but you better start likin' it 'Cause you sure can't be nobody else In other words, I can't be you, ain't no way, yeah You can't be me, well well That's how it is, my sisters and brothers And that's the way that Good Lord meant it to be It's the law of the land, (Well) Whether you like it or you understand, (Say say) It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man (Lookee here) Most of a man's day is governed by a clock For your own protection your doors you must lock What goes around, comes around And what goes up, yeah, must come down It's the law of the land Whether you like it or you understand It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man It's the law of the land, everybody else say Whether you like it or you understand