For The Freedom

by Gene Ski

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Sitting in this desert
In this foreign land
The days are deadly hot
all I can see is sand.

Said I was sent here for freedom
All that I can see
my brother dying
oil burning all around me.

Somewhere off a mother is praying
for a soldier tonight
Can you hear her cryin'?
Another soldier dyin'

Oh, the next time you hold the flag.
Think of all those that died
For the freedom.
Fly it high,
For the freedom.

Sitting in this foxhole
on this soulful night.
I wish I had that politician
sitting by my side.
He could see the lightning in the awful sky.
Bombs going off in the early light

Maybe then he'd see
he'd understand
the pricetag it takes
for his political plan.

Somewhere off a mother is praying
for a soldier tonight
Can you hear her cryin'?
Another soldier dyin'

Oh, the next time you hold the flag.
Think of all those that died
For the freedom.
Fly it high,
For the freedom.

Now I don't know them
they don't know me,
but if I don't kill them
they'll surely kill me.

How many more must die?
Before we understand
that we have freedom
to love our fellow man.

Somewhere off a mother is praying
for a soldier tonight
Can you hear her cryin'?
Another soldier dyin'

Oh, the next time you hold the flag.
Think of all those that died
For the freedom.
Fly it high,
For the freedom.

Fly it high.
Fly it high!
For the freedom.
I smell oil burning
all around me.

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released February 26, 2018
Lead Guitar: Adam Little
Recording: Adam Little

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Gene Ski Ironwood, Michigan

Gene Ski is in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame for the song "Six Foot Down".

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