Jon Lawler - When We Was Free lyrics

Well they painted me in greens and reds Tattooed my brain and poisoned my head With alien propaganda all the way And my mind it was blown and my hands they were numb I told all my lies of what I had become And the man with the [?] gun pa**ed me a grin Because everybody gets What everybody wants Wish it was way back When we was free Well an angel stole my eyes and fled Down on the highway of gold and of lead Singing hey hey la la yeah man I got my thrill today And they covered me from head to toe In messages of hate you know Like don't ask me no questions get no lies Because everybody knows They'll make you touch your toes Wish it was way back When we was free Well I laughed as the clown and the prince told their tales Of knocking back vodkas in prisons and jails And the wise man told me of [?] finance and s**ual law So I packed up my suitcase and I flew out the door I yelled out there ain't no real people no more And they caught me and made me salute like a good man does But I just can't because They'll kneel down for the boss Wish it was way back When we was free Well evangelists blasphemed and wizards play tricks On priestesses [?] just for getting their kicks On talk shows and tvs and desecration feasts So I ran through the fields and I swam on the shore Believing that no one could touch me no more And right there and then I sang till my throat it bled Because everybody gets What everybody wants Wish it was way back When we was free Well the rivers rolled and the sky turned black I ran like a pacifist watching his back While the day-glo soldiers gunned down the royal fleet So I walked through the city with tears in my eyes Past phony idealists and secrets and lies And the jokes made her think I'm part of all that I hate Because everybody knows They'll make you touch your toes Wish it was way back When we was free