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Liberty Lyrics
Saw a bird with a tear in his eye
Walking to New Orleans---my, my, my
Hey, now, Bird, wouldn't you rather die
than walk this world when you're born to fly?
If I was the sun, I'd look for shade
If I was a bed, I would stay unmade
If I was a river I'd run uphill
If you call me you know I will
If you call me you know I will
Ooo, Freedom
Ooo, Liberty
O... Leave me alone
to find my own way home
to find my own way home
Say what I mean and I don't give a damn
I do believe and I am who I am
Hey now Mama come take my hand
Whole lotta shakin' all over this land
If I was an eagle I'd dress like a duck
Crawl like a lizard and honk like a truck
If I get a notion I'll climb this tree
or chop it down and you can't stop me
Chop it down and you can't stop me
Ooo, Freedom
Ooo, Liberty
O ... leave me alone
to find my own way home
to find my own way home
Went to the well but the water was dry
Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky
Looked in the bottom and what did I see?
The whole damned world looking back at me
If I was a bottle I'd spill for love
Sake of mercy I'd kill for love
If I was a liar I'd lie for love
Sake of my baby I'd die for love
Sake of my baby I'd die for love
Ooo Freedom
Ooo Liberty
O... Leave me alone
to find my own way home
to find my own way home
I'm gonna find my own way home
Walking to New Orleans---my, my, my
Hey, now, Bird, wouldn't you rather die
than walk this world when you're born to fly?
If I was the sun, I'd look for shade
If I was a bed, I would stay unmade
If I was a river I'd run uphill
If you call me you know I will
If you call me you know I will
Ooo, Freedom
Ooo, Liberty
O... Leave me alone
to find my own way home
to find my own way home
Say what I mean and I don't give a damn
I do believe and I am who I am
Hey now Mama come take my hand
Whole lotta shakin' all over this land
If I was an eagle I'd dress like a duck
Crawl like a lizard and honk like a truck
If I get a notion I'll climb this tree
or chop it down and you can't stop me
Chop it down and you can't stop me
Ooo, Freedom
Ooo, Liberty
O ... leave me alone
to find my own way home
to find my own way home
Went to the well but the water was dry
Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky
Looked in the bottom and what did I see?
The whole damned world looking back at me
If I was a bottle I'd spill for love
Sake of mercy I'd kill for love
If I was a liar I'd lie for love
Sake of my baby I'd die for love
Sake of my baby I'd die for love
Ooo Freedom
Ooo Liberty
O... Leave me alone
to find my own way home
to find my own way home
I'm gonna find my own way home
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My favorite Dead song from their later days. Needs no interpretation, but feel free to do so.
Love this song too. Sometimes at night, when I'm alone and drunk, I put it on repeat and dance for hours. lol.
Love this song too. Sometimes at night, when I'm alone and drunk, I put it on repeat and dance for hours. lol.
I think it needs a lot of interpretation though. For example, take these words:
I think it needs a lot of interpretation though. For example, take these words:
"Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky / Looked in the bottom and what did I see? / Whole damn world looking back at me."
"Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky / Looked in the bottom and what did I see? / Whole damn world looking back at me."
I think this must be a metaphore. I don't think Garcia or Hunter wrote or sang any lyrics that were meant to be taken literally. Every line has a deeper meaning.
I think this must be a metaphore. I don't think Garcia or Hunter wrote or sang any lyrics that were meant to be taken literally. Every line has a deeper meaning.
The lines I quoted may mean that...
The lines I quoted may mean that sometimes when you go to look for something in life, you will be disappointed, you may fail or you may come up with nothing in your bucket but the clear blue sky. But in doing so, you may find that you have realized something much bigger or gained something much greater than the thing you originally sought.
This is just how I see it though, I would be interested to read what other people think . . .
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