Free Love

Long Beach Dub All-Stars

She got one over on me
I found out she cheated on me
Well I was beggin' her to try with three
I guess that I'm the one to blame

They're closing in, the walls are cracked
Look me in the eye and stab my back
Pull the knife out, let it slide
I no longer want to suffer this pain inside

Well I'm thinking of your faces
Smiling in darkened places
Hope you still can smell the traces of your lips

I'll be up until tomorrow
Drinking rum to drown my sorrows
But I can't stop thinking how it came to this

Loooord nooow
Lord you want the free love, love
She want the free love
Ohhhhhhhhh lord, lord
You wanna free love lord

While I was on the road
An' rockin' around the world
And you were getting down with my boy and his girl
Telling me it meant nothin'
I shouldn't even care
If I was around I would've been all up in there, lord

Calafimiga make a human sandwhich outta me
Call all the bread, treat my like a piece of meat
Menagetua is every man's dream
And is my fantasy

Well I'm thinking of your faces
Smiling in darkened places
Hope you still can smell the traces of your lips

I'll be up until tomorrow
Drinking rum to drown my sorrows
But I can't stop thinking how it came to this

Oh, no lord, no, no, no
Noooooooo, no, no, nooooooo
No no, no free love, love, love, free love
Free love, free love, free love
Oh, no, no

Free love
Licky, licky long time ai
Free love, lovi, lovi, lovi

While I was on the road
An' rockin' around the world
And you were getting down with my boy and his girl
Telling me it meant nothin'
I shouldn't even care
If I was around you know I would've been all up in there

I give you free love
I give you free love, ohh lord
I give you free love, ohh, noo, ohhh, nooooo


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    apparently he didn't make it clear that the threesome should involve him, and not some other guy, lol.

    cabanastyleson June 24, 2009   Link

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