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Freedom

By Gunslinger

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FreedomI have stood beside the highway-When the snow was coming down.I've observed the bloom of springtime,And the autumn's cloak of brown.I have seen the great Pacific,And the Gulf of Mexico...I have crossed the burning desert,Rode the range in driving snow.I have lived out of a suitcase-With a bed roll on the ground-I have hit the road a lot of timesNot knowing where I'm bound.I've lived a life men dream of-But mine was real you see?But every breath I've ever drawn,I state with pride, was free.Freedom is a state of mind-It is nothing left to give...As long as circumstances rule-You'll never truly live. Written September 6th, 2001 © on Sep 05 2001 07:01 PM PST, John R. Yaws   0 • 10

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"FreedomI have stood beside the highway-When the snow was coming down.I've observed the bloom of springtime,And the autumn's cloak of brown.I have seen the great Pacific,And the Gulf of Mexico...I have crossed the burning desert,Rode the range in driving snow.I have lived out of a suitcase-With a bed roll on the ground-I have hit the road a lot of timesNot knowing where I'm bound.I've lived a life men dream of-But mine was real you see?But every breath I've ever drawn,I state with pride, was free.Freedom is a state of mind-It is nothing left to give...As long as circumstances rule-You'll never truly live...."

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