Jesse Winchester If I Were Free written by Jesse Winchester
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If I were free what I would do
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I'd run and lock myself away with you
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And turn a ring into a key
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Oh I know that's what I'd do
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If I were free
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If I were strong I would be so mild
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I would be strong enough to love you like a child
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I would turn a cry into a song
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Oh I know that's what I would do
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If I were strong
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If I were wise then I would see
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What makes you love a foolish man like me
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I'd stand by you just like a tree
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Oh I know that's what I would do
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I would chain myself to you
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I would never leave this room if I were free
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A line of birds across the sun
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Darling it's my fate to follow on the run
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But girl this running is not for me
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I would never run again if I were free.
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And here's just what I'd do
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I would chain myself to you
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I would never leave this room if I was free
From Jesse Winchester 'Humour Me'
Sugar Hill Records
Fourth Floor Music/Hot Kitchen Music(ASCAP)
