Lyrics: Keith A. Wilkins
Copyright 1999 KAM Music Publishing

It’s happenin’ everywhere, I see it everyday
a politician decidin’ what you can hear and say
armed with their stickers and all of their lies
if you’re under eighteen blue grass is all you can buy

(CHORUS)

I thought we had the freedom but I guess we thought wrong
You can say what you want just never in a song
Read between the lines, the first amendment reads this way
Freedom of speech, just watch what you say

They sticker our albums so they can censor our bands

they got us all on our knees, with the whole industry in their hands
they say it’s to help our kids but do they think we our fools
they hear less swearing in the music then they do in their schools

(CHORUS)

I thought we had the freedom but I guess we thought wrong
You can say what you want just never in a song
Read between the lines, the first amendment reads this way
Freedom of speech, just watch what you say

They’re holdin’ us back, soon tellin’ us what to wear

instead of helpin’ our country they’re making us more in fear
We’ve got the right to rock, no politician should take it away
this ain’t Nazi Germany this is the U.S.A.

(OUT CHORUS)

I thought we had the freedom but I guess we thought wrong
You can say what you want just never in a song
Read between the lines, the first amendment reads this way
Freedom of speech, just watch what you say
I thought we had the freedom but I guess we thought wrong
You can say what you want just never in a song
Read between the lines, the first amendment reads this way
Freedom of speech, just watch what you say