The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
LLand of the free and we're united, make our destiny, we take control,
Yeah, never divided, we got the power and we'll never be, divided we fall,
Oh yeah, land of the free, free to conspire, control destiny,
Oh yeah, you're gonna see, no use resistin',
You're livin' in the land of the free, free to control your life,
Land of the free, free to control your mind, land of the free?
Land of the free, united nations of hypocrisy, profit's our goal,
We're incorporated, it's big business and oil companies controlling us all,
Oh yeah, land of the free, free to conspire, control destiny,
Oh yeah, you're gonna see, no use resistin',
You're livin' in the land of the free, free to control your life,
Land of the free, free to control your mind, land of the free?
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of hypocrisy
And to the republic for which it stands, one nation,
Without liberty and justice for all
Land of the free, free to control your life, land of the free,
Free to control your mind, land of the free, land of the free,
Free to control your life, land of the free, free to control your mind,
Land of the free?
Yeah, right
Yeah, never divided, we got the power and we'll never be, divided we fall,
Oh yeah, land of the free, free to conspire, control destiny,
Oh yeah, you're gonna see, no use resistin',
You're livin' in the land of the free, free to control your life,
Land of the free, free to control your mind, land of the free?
Land of the free, united nations of hypocrisy, profit's our goal,
We're incorporated, it's big business and oil companies controlling us all,
Oh yeah, land of the free, free to conspire, control destiny,
Oh yeah, you're gonna see, no use resistin',
You're livin' in the land of the free, free to control your life,
Land of the free, free to control your mind, land of the free?
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of hypocrisy
And to the republic for which it stands, one nation,
Without liberty and justice for all
Land of the free, free to control your life, land of the free,
Free to control your mind, land of the free, land of the free,
Free to control your life, land of the free, free to control your mind,
Land of the free?
Yeah, right
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