Freedom

[Intro ]
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[Verso 1]
 
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The ragtop cruised the twilight, 
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Past the football field and bar. 
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Johnny Clegg sang of freedom, 
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Cause he knew who we are. 
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And you sang with him, 
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Hair caught in the evening wind, 
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And every place we dreamed of 
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Was just beyond the bend. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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Wed talk long after midnight, 
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The music playing low. 
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Id throw a grand idea between us, 
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Youd turn it over slow. 
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Everything was possible 
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If wed only play our part. 
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Everything untangled 
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With you thinking in the dark. 
 


[Refrão]
 
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The dashboard lights were glowing like a runway, 
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The county line was coming into view. 
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Every mile beyond it was a promise, 
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And we knew we had to go to make them true. 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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We filled our minds with books 
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Buried in the stacks, 
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And our days with expectations 
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Of never looking back. 
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The horizon line grew closer, 
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We should have heard tomorrow call. 
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From the edge of something bigger, 
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That I couldnt see at all. 

{Instrumental} 
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[Ponte]
 
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A photograph of you turned up one winter, 
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Taken under African skies. 
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Kneeling with a little boy beside you, 
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Bringing all your hope into his eyes. 
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Wearing the same smile you wore at eighteen, 
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Still chasing down that stubborn star. 
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Of course you did the things wed talked about, 
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I guess I never got that far. 

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[Refrão]
 
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The dashboard lights were glowing like a runway, 
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The county line was coming into view. 
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Every mile beyond it was a promise, 
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And we knew we had to go to make them true.