Lyrics Free World - Kirsty MacColl

Free World

I thought of you when they closed down the school
And the hospital too
Did they think that you were better?
They were wrong
You had so many friends
They all left you in the end
cause they couldnt stand the patter
And Ill see you baby when the clans rise again
Women and children united by a struggle
Going down
Youve got to walk into the water
With your sister and your daughter
In this free world
If I wore your shades could I share your point of view?
Could I make you feel better?
Paint a picture, write a letter?
Well I know what youre saying
But I see the things you do And its much too dangerous
To get closer to you
And Ill see you baby when the clans rise again
Women and children united by the struggle
Going down
With a pocketful of plastic
Like a dollar on elastic
In this free world
(I wouldnt tell you if I didnt care)
And Ill see you baby when the clans rise again
Women and children united by the struggle
And the ghettoes are full of mercedes benz
And youd never hurt a friend
Who wouldnt tell you
Its cold and its going to get colder
You may not get much older
Youre much too scared of living
And to die is a reliable exit
So you push it and you test it With thunderbird and rivin
And Ill see you baby when the clans rise again
Women and children united in the struggle
In this free world baby
Got to take it got to grab it Got to get it up and shag it In this free world
Going down
Youve got to get into the water
Like a lamb goes to the slaughter
In this free world baby
Going down
With a pocketful of plastic
Like a dollar on elastic
In this free world
(I wouldnt tell you if I didnt care)