This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
It ain't fair, John Sinclair
In the stir for breathing air
Won't you care for John Sinclair
In the stir for breathing air?
Let him be, set him free
Let him be like you and me
They gave him ten for two
What else can the judges do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
If he'd been a soldier man
Shooting gooks in Vietnam
If he was the CIA
Selling dope and making hay
He'd be free, they'd let him be
Breathing air, like you and me
Fight on
They gave him ten for two
What else can the judges do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
Free
They gave him ten for two
They got old Lee Otis too
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
Free now
Was he jailed for what he'd done
Or representing everyone?
Free John now, if we can
From the clutches of the man
Let him be, lift the lid
Bring him to his wife and kids
Alright
They gave him ten for two
What else can the bastards do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
Free
In the stir for breathing air
Won't you care for John Sinclair
In the stir for breathing air?
Let him be, set him free
Let him be like you and me
They gave him ten for two
What else can the judges do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
If he'd been a soldier man
Shooting gooks in Vietnam
If he was the CIA
Selling dope and making hay
He'd be free, they'd let him be
Breathing air, like you and me
Fight on
They gave him ten for two
What else can the judges do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
Free
They gave him ten for two
They got old Lee Otis too
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
Free now
Was he jailed for what he'd done
Or representing everyone?
Free John now, if we can
From the clutches of the man
Let him be, lift the lid
Bring him to his wife and kids
Alright
They gave him ten for two
What else can the bastards do?
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta set him free
Free
Lyrics submitted by magicnudiesuit
John Sinclair Lyrics as written by John Winston Lennon
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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