Kris Kristofferson – Broken Freedom Song (Guitar)

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Got a song about a soldier,

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Ridin' somewhere on a train

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Empty sleeve pinned to his shoulder

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And some pills to ease the pain

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Started drinkin' in El Paso,

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He was drunk in San Antone,

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Tellin' strangers who were sleepin'

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How he hated goin' home

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Just a simple song of freedom,

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He was never fightin' for,

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No one's listenin' when you need 'em,

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Ain't no fun to sing that song no more.

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Got a song about a sister,

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Waitin' somewhere by the phone,

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For some man who never missed her,

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Ever since he come and gone

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And it's harder for a woman,

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With a baby on the way,

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That's the price of bein' human,

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When you're poor enough to pay,

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So she listens to the freedom,

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In the silence at her door

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No one's missin' till you need 'em

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Ain't no fun to sing that song no more

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Got a song about a Savior,

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Lookin' lonesome and afraid,

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At a city full of strangers,

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And a cross He never made

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And He's sadder than He's wiser,

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And a longer way from home,

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And He wonders why His Father,

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Left Him bleeding and alone.

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Just a broken song of freedom,

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And the closing of a door,

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No one's missin' till you need 'em

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Ain't no fun to sing that song no more.