I wrote a song for a dead man
Wailin' away
Until there was a war
There's a baby on the doorstep
Who'd give his life to take
I never loved the soldier
Freedom never cries
I only talk to God
Or thought about tomorrow
Anything at all, oh, oh
How much is that guitar?
He had a ten-year old son
I saw a man on the TV
What's a flag in a pawn shop
In a mask with a gun
I never cherished freedom
I took a flag to a pawn shop
'Til my baby hit the floor
To me?
I got me that guitar
There's a baby on the doorstep
Lay down your life for her
I never cherished freedom
His son had a gun
To settle my soul
Longin' for the day
Until there was a war
When somebody's about to die
You can cry for her, die for her
Make up your mind to her
And now I'll never grow old
A flag to a pawn shop
'Til my baby hit the floor
When somebody's about to die
Anything at all
I only talk to God
I never loved the soldier
What's a song to a dead man
I took a flag to a pawn shop
For me
A flag to a pawn shop
Or thought about tomorrow
I wrote a song for a dead man
To me?
Kiss and wave goodbye to her
May he forget
Now I'm out in the cold
There's a baby on the doorstep
You can cry for her, die for her
A song for a dead man
And he says, that he's coming
I saw a man on the TV
A man on the TV
Freedom never cries
