Standing Rock - The Whereabouts

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We used to live in a country

Where everyone was free

We had the right to silence

We had the right to speech

But now all that is gone

You better watch what you say

With surveillance every corner

And police on every street

Life ain’t what it used to be

When we met peacefully

Held up our signs

Raised our voice to the powers that be

We used to be free

But we gave it up for TV

We used to be free

But we gave it up for…

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Pack up your guitars

And rip up all your signs

Your peaceful protest is met

With violent minds

Of those who control you

They’ll never set you free

They tell you go to church on Sundays

And work all day ‘till five

‘Cause if you’re out there singing songs

You’re bound to get five to life

For loitering or being high

Or any charge that you can’t find

We used to be free

But we gave it up for TV

We used to be free

But we gave it up for…

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We used to be free

But we gave it up for TV

We used to be free

But we gave it up for…

I don’t have any children

But someday I might

And I hope that they will listen

And that they will do

Exactly what their heart

Tells them they should do

Because if you only listen

To what they tell you to

Then you’ll have no room for growth

And no higher point of view

You’ll never get to sing

From any place you choose

We used to be free

But we gave it up for TV

We used to be free

But we gave it up for TV

We used to be free

But we gave it up for TV

We used to be free

But we gave it up for…

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