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Renegade Lyrics
My birthplace would be hard to find
It changed so many times
I'm not sure where it belongs
But they tell me the Baltic coast is full of amber
And the land was green
Before the tanks came
One day I learned just how it used to be
The devils' curse brought the whole world to it's knees
And it was "Hey you, keep your head down
Don't look around, please don't make a sound
If they should find you now
The Man will shoot you down"
It's a mighty long way out of the darkness
To where the sun is free to shine
Oh! The truck came by to put us in the back
And left us where the railroad tracks cross the line
Then the border guide took us by the hand
And led us thru the hole into the promise land beyond
And I can hear him now
Whispering soft and low
"When you get to the other side
Just run like hell"
I thought I had a quiet place
Where I could learn how to catch my childhood dreams
But on my left and to my right they keep on shouting
While I'm just stuck here in between
Lord! I'm tried of running and I don't believe I can
I can hear them calling time and time again
And it's "Hey you, keep your head down
Don't look around, please, don't make a sound
If they should find you now
The Man will shoot you down"
It changed so many times
I'm not sure where it belongs
But they tell me the Baltic coast is full of amber
And the land was green
Before the tanks came
One day I learned just how it used to be
The devils' curse brought the whole world to it's knees
And it was "Hey you, keep your head down
Don't look around, please don't make a sound
If they should find you now
The Man will shoot you down"
To where the sun is free to shine
Oh! The truck came by to put us in the back
And left us where the railroad tracks cross the line
Then the border guide took us by the hand
And led us thru the hole into the promise land beyond
And I can hear him now
Whispering soft and low
"When you get to the other side
Just run like hell"
Where I could learn how to catch my childhood dreams
But on my left and to my right they keep on shouting
While I'm just stuck here in between
Lord! I'm tried of running and I don't believe I can
I can hear them calling time and time again
And it's "Hey you, keep your head down
Don't look around, please, don't make a sound
If they should find you now
The Man will shoot you down"
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I agree Dave. I was 16 and a sophomore in high school when I purchased Steppen Wolf 7 and first listened to Renegade. The Iron Curtain was always in the news along with the fear of nuclear war. If you paid any attention to world events the meaning of the song was obvious.
You are absolutely right. Any one living then was under the threat of being vaporized in a mushroom cloud. The threat was REAL\r\nThe song is a tribute to all those who tried and failed as well as a salute to those who survived.\r\n\r\n
You are absolutely right. Any one living then was under the threat of being vaporized in a mushroom cloud. The threat was REAL\r\nThe song is a tribute to all those who tried and failed as well as a salute to those who survived.\r\n\r\n
This song is autobiographical, John Kay remembering his childhood escape from the communists in eastern Europe. No comments? Come on people, you're missing out on some great music!