Jacob Nash - Twisted Freedom lyrics

[Hook] This is America, where we're all about freedom You can say what you want and you can offend someone You can do what you want and you can have some fun You can be what you want. You don't have to listen to anyone You can have whatever you want. You can pack a gun You can choose your religion. You can be m**m You can take d** if you want, as long as you have some In America, we're all about freedom [Verse 1] Thank God that we get to live in a free country; A country that stands for the rights of people like me; A country with freedom of religion and freedom of speech; A country with freedom to teach and freedom to preach; A country that will let me say whatever I want on a song It's okay for me to say something that may be sick or wrong It's okay for me to say something stupid like a moron It's okay for me to stay awake late and go to bed at dawn It's okay for me to believe in God or choose to be a skeptic It's okay for me to say whatever I want to in my music I can be artistic. I can even be sick and twisted I can even be one of the darkest rappers that ever existed I can either be conscious or not. I can be dirty or clean I can be crude on a verse. I can be nasty and mean I can talk about s** and d**. I can talk about punks and thugs I can talk about crips and bloods. I can talk about pimps and clubs I can actually do all of that. I can do whatever I want with my life I can sleep around. If I were married, I could cheat on my wife I can be a gangster. I can be a hustler and run the streets I can sell d** to kids if I want and I can shoot at police I can do whatever it takes to live out the American dream And I might have to break a few laws for me to make a living If I get locked up for any of it, I can try to break back out I don't have to learn a lesson. I decide what my life is about I can do what I please. I don't have to be politically correct I don't have to be morally correct, but you're free to object [Hook] [Verse 2] You better respect my freedom when you're in my presence If you violate it at all, there's the exit. Get out and good riddance Stay out of my personal bubble. I'm free to have my own space The last thing I need is some stranger breathing in my face Don't criticize me or judge me for whatever dirt that I do I shouldn't have to take any verbal abuse from people like you In fact, don't even talk to me, unless I give you permission to I shouldn't have to listen to your voice, unless I choose to You may have freedom of speech, but no one has to listen to you I'm free to ignore you and that's exactly what I'll do You may have freedom of religion too, but you can't impose it on me Don't even bother with evangelizing, because you can't convert me You can't impose your beliefs on me and tell me that I'm wrong You should just leave me alone and let me work on my song And while I'm performing at a concert, you had better cheer My fans better cheer loud enough, so that I can't help but hear I should be able to have whatever I want and I want a good crowd I want fans enthusiastic enough to make me proud And I had better not to have to listen to anyone hate on me Everybody's free to listen to me, so everyone better appreciate me So if any of you don't have anything good to say about me You better have all of your conversations without me Keep me out of your mouth, because I want to keep my reputation If you insist on talking bad about me, I'll have to take legal action I'll take you to court on charges of defamation That's the way we do things in a nation that believes in freedom [Hook] [Verse 3] Okay. That's enough for playing the devil's advocate I don't agree with everything I just said, but there is some truth to it It's a free country, so you can do whatever you want and say whatever you please But before doing something, you should think about other people's needs It's a free country, but freedom is supposed to go both ways Everybody else has freedom too, so you can't get your way always Think about other people, before acting selfishly We shouldn't be taking exercising our own freedom too seriously We should all learn to show respect for the freedom of others We need to show some respect for each of our neighbor's boarders What we've got to do is find some kind of a happy medium Between the freedom or ourselves and everybody else's freedom I know I'm free to do so, but I'll never diss anyone else on my album Well, I might make an exception, but I'll always try to have respect for them Instead of hating back, I'll try ignoring all the haters If people complain about my music, I'll just turn down the speakers This is my music and I'll never force anyone else to listen to it We should have fun and do what we want, but we've got to be considerate That's why I don't cuss in my raps, because some people don't like it And swearing's really just a bad habit and I don't want to feed it I don't want to do anything that could leave anyone else offended But I won't let that stop me from making a song that I feel is needed Try to remember that when you hear me say something controversial I'm probably just making a point and it's all political The point of this song is that freedom isn't an excuse to act a fool For a free society to function, we've got to follow the golden rule