THE HANDSTAND

 FEB.-MARCH2011


freedom get it............
by Al Caswa


Oh American citizen, come collect your freedom
no matter what your living in
no more giving in
Oh American citizen, come collect your freedom
no matter what you're living in
it's time to win
America falls, minorities lose war
but if we unite we could have won the war
on poverty
on drugs
on medicate
on hate

Freedom isn't given it is taken
freedom isn't free it's earned
not, known, it's learned
been hung and burned,
yet rest in peace, resurrected plea
this aint black or white, it's grey
this is not about my face
most of us don't know what to to say
right from wrong or free from slave

We were carried here in shackles from the homelands
screwed chop, chain locked, brain washed, programmed
time's change, ....freedom reigns..., I'm a grown man
holding the future in the palms of my own hands
in this World, the cornery and tomfoolery
all I'm trying to do is stay true to my community
the daily news aint the only thing that's schooling me
watching these haters operating with impunity
this journey dollar signs,
black and white collar crimes
running out of time, out of sight, out of mind
it gets realer and it's real in Palestine
Iraq..Afghanistan..
Troubles of the World start to seem intertwined
war criminals, conflict minerals, pillagers are coming home
five star generals, telling lies in press conferences and interviews
I'm trying to take back the power cause it's been abused
And so, someone wrote a song...........................