Martin Sexton - Free World lyrics

I've been stemmin' for change And singin' in these streets now Long as I care to recall The dank little lounge room In the Roosevelt hotel My idea of a holiday Every once in a while A little old light shines Through my tunnel So I follow it like a moth Flies to the flame And just when I think I got my world by the balls I find I'm dancin' in the light again Dancin' in the light Of a speedin' freight train I'm singin' it's hard Livin' in the free world An' gettin' saved by the bell Most people find my company To be strange as hell Lookin' back on aspirations and dreams My father he had in mind for me The moon lights the tracks And broken gla** as I recall Those plans I left so far behind And I know better off He never saw me this way So he always told me Don't let the devil have his due And I know my dad Would turn over in his grave To see me hog tied to the chain Or dancin' in the light Of a speedin' freight train Singin' it's hard, livin' in the free world Gettin' saved by the bell An' people findin' my company To be strange as hell And it's only gettin' harder in this free world With all my strugglin' and my strain People find my sweet peace of mind In the pourin' rain As the storm moves in Ain't no friends to be found So I sit 'neath this dream And bridge for a while And it seems that my mind Is in pieces on the ground, singin' it And it's only gettin' harder in this free world With all my strugglin' and my strain Mostly find my Jesus In the pourin' rain I'ma livin' in the free world I'ma livin' in the free world I'ma servin' in the free world, hmm, hmm, yeah I'ma livin' in the free world I'ma servin' in the free world Honey, yes I'm child call me priest But, I' ma livin' in the free world Living in the free world Living in the free world Living in the free world ...