Kris Kristofferson - Broken Freedom Song Lyrics

Best protest song ever.

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Got a song about a soldier,
Ridin' somewhere on a train
Empty sleeve pinned to his shoulder
And some pills to ease the pain
Started drinkin' in El Paso,
He was drunk in San Antone,
Tellin' strangers who were sleepin'
How he hated goin' home

Just a simple song of freedom,
He was never fightin' for,
No one's listenin' when you need 'em,
Ain't no fun to sing that song no more.

Got a song about a sister,
Waitin' somewhere by the phone,
For some man who never missed her,
Ever since he come and gone

And its harder for a woman,
With a baby on the way,
That's the price of bein' human,
When you're poor enough to pay,

So she listens to the freedom,
In the silence at her door
No one's missin' 'til you need 'em
Ain't no fun to sing that song no more

Got a song about a Savior,
Lookin' lonesome and afraid,
At a city full of strangers,
And a cross He never made

And He's sadder than He's wiser,
And a longer way from home,
And He wonders why His Father,
Left Him bleeding and alone.

Just a broken song of freedom,
And the closing of a door,
No one's missin' 'til you need 'em
Ain't no fun to sing that song no more.

i agree with ruckus dean

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this version

Do you prefer this version or Roseanne Cash's?

still one of the best songs iv ever heard

still a great song

Arguably the greatest songwriter of the 20th century

I don't view him as surpassing our Nobel Lit Laureate, yet believe Kris deserving too; Leonard Cohen until dead. "Neon-darkened corridors"

Who arguably greater in some other century?

great song

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great words and straight to the point at points

The sheer humanity of the lyrics in this (and so many more of his songs) just hit you in the heart!

One of my favorite Kris Kristofferson songs. I'd hear them new at a concert, and furiousluy try to get the lyrics down. This gave me chills in its purit6!

Agreed with all the comments and definitely one of the best tracks that got shuffled aside missed major airplay worth listening to over and over agian

One of the greatest songs ever written ...

God Bless you talent, Kris!

Love this song... And so what he believed in...

Love this song, thought I had given you a thumb up yesterday, but see non...lol, give it now, keep them coming....love Kris K.