Free a Man - Michael McDonald

Say what you want about the gays

The one thing that they are not, is afraid

You thought you had 'em down

You thought you had 'em beat

Then there’s thirty thousand righteous dudes

Marching down the street

We may not all agree on sex

But we can all agree on love

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

For the sake of perspective we look back

What it’s meant in this country to be black

You thought you had 'em beat

You thought you’d keep 'em down

But you only fanned the flames

That burned your castle to the ground

When you employ the tactics of hate

You’ve already lost the war on principle

You’ve got to free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

There’s a newly sung song going down

Religion has not failed man

No, it’s the other way around

When your purse is empty but your heart is full

There’s a different direction that your heart is pulled

No more fool or money’s clown

When history makes the man

Not the other way around

The soul takes its hearty form

From the inner storm

No doubt in attempt to quell

Self-will unbounded

Let the soul imagine the man

Not the other way around

Say what you want about the kids

But ain’t they only doing what we did

You clamp 'em when they’re young

Or freeze 'em when they’re teens

Teach 'em commerce and religion are the reason, rhyme, and means

But when the same fear brings us to the brink

They’ll be looking for a different way to think

You’ve got to free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow

Free a man

And love will follow