RUNNING FREE by Tom Jensen
Do you remember what you were
Before the world told you what you had to be?
Back in the haze of the days
A distant memory of running free
Then what happened to my mom and dad
It came calling for me
I ran for awhile and tried to hide
But you see eventually…
Race baiting wars are waiting
For those who get scooped up in the media spin
A tidal wave of hate and fear
Still the celebrities, car wrecks and sex keep you sucked in
Remember not everyone who smiles at you really wants to be your friend
Sometimes it resides behind the eyes another’s true intent
For one might say
It’s not how you play the game
It’s whether you lose or win
Given time everything will change
What you red, your black, your white, your blues
Yeah that’s what I said
So your destiny is yours to choose
Yet let too many voices in your head
And the one you’ll lose belongs to you
It’s alright to hide behind a lie
Yet if you dare share the truth
Hey baby, I’m your guy
Just one look into your eyes
Lacking fire - that’s no surprise
If you sought out the flame of love
What exactly do you think you’d find?
The reason I speak of
Is I think it’s time that you tried
Sometimes it seems that sir is short for serpent
And miss for misses and mistakes
When the realities of all your dreams
Bring you nothing but heartbreak
And if that’s the case
We can track and retrace
But we can’t go back and erase
So let us relax and embrace
The fact that haste makes waste
The way in which we act we have got to face
Do you remember what you were
Before the world told you what you had to be?
Back in the haze of the days
A distant memory of running free