I sold my house, I sold my car I took a job at Milly`s bar I met a man who was running from the government Ah he wants to be a free man yeah Ah he wants to be a free man yeah
He took me out to his campsite I met his friends They seemed alright Until I noticed everybody seemed real upright They just wanna be a free man now They just wanna be a free man now They just wanna be a free man now
Pardon me man Oh but who`s your mother Oh and didn`t she say You should love one another
He showed me how to load a piece To shoot it straight between the teeth And the next thing I know I think I`ve fallen in love And I`m living with a free man now Now I`m cooking for the free man now
He took me out in his old truck He told me anyone who ain`t white sucks That`s when I realized I`d made a big mistake Oh I`m running from the free man now Oh I`m running from the free man now Oh I`m running from the free man now Oh but pardon me man Oh who`s your mother And didn`t she teach you She should love one another
Late one night I snuck away To use the phone so I could say I`d appreciate a little bit of government Cause I`m married to a free man now Oh I`m married to a free man now Yeah I`m married to a free man now
Well I`m married to a free man now Yeah I`m married to a free man now Oh I`m married to a free man now I think I`m running from a free man Running from a free man Running from a free man now Oh I`m running from a free man now Oh I`m running from a free man now